The Lamar register., 1891-05-09

FI0I. L. d. blru mas TAKEN u une Clsilul-
The grass is fine and stock is getting
fat.
Night men changed at the depot this
week. Next!
Commissioners meet next Friday to
act on court house bids.
Reports from all over Colorado Indicate
that Monday was ladies' day.
A dog fight and bear show added to
the excitement of the school election.
A pleasant zephyr has been blowing
up Main street the past week at the rate
af 1873 miles q minute.
Mayor U. H. Vanorsdale gave ban
quet at the Commercial Hotel Monday
night to the city officials.
Postmaster Ted Lee has put an addi-
tion to his house and made other extern
sive improvement on his place.
There was a butter famine in town
this week owing to farmers being too
busy to come to town with products.
A. E. Bent moved house from Smoky
Row last Wednesday, and has added
it to his residence in the south part of
town.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Chris
tian Church meets at the residence of
Mrs. o. G. Hess Saturday at o'clock
May 10Th.
It is the earnest wish of the REGISTER
that DR.. Hasty, L. Writ Markham and
Jim Boyd would put some hayseed in
their hair.
Grant Henkins met with a very Sc
rious accident this week, resulting in a
broken arm. DR.. Bedell was called in to
attend him.
A corn doctor has been at the Alamo
this week gathering in the extensive
crop OF that cereal which our fertile feet
have grown.
Lees delivery wagon was the victim OF
a runaway yesterday. 1t was badly
smashed and Barry Heaton was consid-
erabiy shaken up.
Notwithstanding the failure to receive
the city printing the REGISTER will con-
tinue publication at the old stand. Sub
scriptions sl.5O year.
John Garvin, while working a scraper
this week, received a very painful cut on
time. DR.. Hasty is tending him.
A fne boy baby put in his first appear
ance at F. H. Rosacrans' residence YES
terday- Regulation weight. Frank able
to be up. Dr. Hasty was in attendance.
Election returns from all over the
county show great interest in school
matter, and exciting and close contests
are reported from many of the districts.
Willis Butler and Miss Matte Harland
were married at Coolidge, Kansas, last
Monday. Both are well known and pop
nlar in Holly, this couaty, where they
reside.
The young people enjoyed themselves
Maying' out in the park last Saturday.
Misses Nettie Zimmerman and Nellie
Goodale made charming queens for the
two crowds.
Bets that the late night man at the de-
pot would not hold his job week were
lost. He had days and II minutes to
his credit, when be was given job at
track walking.
Guy Miller wishes us to officially DENY
that he is R Z. Porter He saws that
the report circulated to that effect was
a scheme Of Charley Baldwin to get out
OF doing Mr. Porter's fighting.
Col. W. H. Chamberlain, Government
bank examiner, was in town Monday and
Tue esday, on visit to Cashier Markham.
He is highly pleased at the consolidation
about to take place of the two banks,
and put everything in shape for its &C.
eompiishment. 1t will take place some
time this month.
p. ID. Crawford, one of Oldest residents
Of the north side Of the river, died last
Monday morning, after a sickness of
several weeks commencing with a stroke
nf PaEalysisL The deceased was a GOOD
citizen and Heighbor and well Liked by
all who knew him. The funeral occurred
at his home Tuesday, and was conducted
by the g. A. r with their usual services.
he having been = member of Kit Carson
Post
J. A. Downing and family viii move to
plymouth, Missouri, next week. Mr.
Downing has been engaged in the ex-
spress and freight delivery here for more
than year, and be and his family have
= large number Of friends who regret tc
80 them leave He has ordered the REG
xsfr1 sent 10 his address, as he In still
5nzerested in Colorado and expects to re-
lam eome day and make this his home
w.~l l.