The Lamar register., 1891-09-05

A social will be held next Wednesday
night under the auspices OF the local
camp of Woodmen of the World.
The Lamar public schools will open
next Monday morning. The indications
for large attendance are favorable.
= W. F. Cade, agent OF the Santa Fe r.
r., sold sixty tickets for the Rocky Ford
watermelon excursion last Thursday.
G. F. Whitehead, representing the
Rocky Mountain Ne,cs, was pleasant
caller at this office while in town this
week.
vanorsdale and Everett are cutting
hay on their ranch north of town. They
report the largest crop ever cut on that
place.
R. W. Devinney, treasurer, R. c. Wine
cup, sheriff, and C. C. Warner, deputy
clerk of Baca county, were Lamar visit
ors Monday.
- The postoffice at Ayr has been discon-
tinued. Postmaster Roberts brought the
records in Tuesday and turned them
over to the local office.
Mr. Walter Pearl, the Midland Canal
company engineer, went to Denver
Wednesday morning accompanied by
Mrs Pearl and the baby,
The threshing campaign still goes
merrily on. The Mace * Davis and
the Bowser, Herbert Il Blosser outfits
report lots of work ahead.
Frank Holmes has a force of hands
haying on his seventy acre farm on the
railroad right Of way. He expects yield
of about one cord per acre.
r. W. Devinney, county treasurer of
Baca county, expects to make Lamar his
future home. He will be a welcome ad-
dition to our list of business men.
Bert Slater, brother of E. NJ. Slater,
was thrown from horse last week and
had his arm broken. DIR. Bedell reduced
the fracture and Bert is getting along
nicely.
Commissioners Fl. A. Pettee, of Holly,
and M NJ Priddy, of Carlton, were in
town last Tuesday, attending the special
meeting of the board of county commits
sioners.
= Miss Flora B. Auten, of Red Oak.
Iowa, neice of Henry s. Adams, arrived
last Saturday evening for the purpose of
making final proof on her claim north Of
the river.
> Mr.. E. F. Nichols, the new principal of
our schools, and family arrived Wednes-
day morning and have gone to house
keeping in the house belonging to Mrs.
Morris Irwin.
Postmaster E. T. Lee has lately been
appointed travelling agent for tho gov
ernment. He still speaks to his old
acquaintance, and doesn't appear the
least bit ..stuck up"
BY an oversight the name of c. NJ Lee,
the popular grocerman, was omitted from
the Sunday closing agreement in the
REGISTER last week. The agreement is
republished corrected this week.
The REGISTER man dropped in on w
]. Johnston the other day and carefully
looked over his stock. He certainly has
fine line of Boots and Shoes in stock
and the man who cannot get suited there
will have to go barefooted.
The special attention of our readers
is called to the new ad of Mr.. Fred Lee
in this issue. 1t pays to patronize him.
because he is a first-class caterer to the
public, and accordingly keeps the very
best and freshest grade of goods.
The announcement of G. w. Butler as
candidate for county clerk subject to
the decision of the democratic county
convention did not appear in the Sparks
this week, but Joe 4. Lawless announced
himself as a candidate for that Office in
stead.
On "Wednesday evening we noticed a
very creditable display of samples OF
cabbage, corn and sweet potatoes at the
depot. They were from the Twin Cot
tage" ranch of P S. Lynch, and were be,
ing sent to Rocky Ford for exhibition on
Melon day.
The local land Office has received the
decision of tine Secretary Of the Interior
affirming the decision of the local Office in
favor of Nolan, in the case of Emil Zas-
pei VS.. Patrick Nolan, involving the south
4 southeast a and south = southwest
a of 81 % "A.
Charley Baldwin loaded up with lot
of pepper, dried herring, crackers and a
coffee pot and struck for his farm on the
north side last Wednesday evening.
From now on his home viii be ''over
there" The harness shop will continue
at the old stand.
Now comes Charley Myers and reports
nine pound girl at his house. Arrived
last Sunday morning. Judging by the
reports of this kind that are coming in
the drinking water on the north side
must be good, and if it continues, We'll
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