The Lamar register., 1891-06-20
Try sack of Lees Imperial flour.

Try sack of Lees Imperial flour.
Choice hams and breakfast bacon at
G. M. Lees.
This has been busy week in town.
The hotel men have had a big run
during court.
The survey for the new ditch came
very near being drowned by the rain the
first of this week.
Every citizen of Prowers county is in
vited to attend the celebration of the
Fourth in Lamar.
There will be grand ball in town on
tho evening of the Fourth, also a bril-
liant display of fireworks.
Arrangements have been made for
match game of base ball and horse races
on the Fourth of July in Lamar.
The Midland survey had to be post
;, poned several days on account of the
heavy rainfall this week, but is now un-
der way.
The housekeeper we spoke OF last week
did not arrive as expected, and de gen'le-
man what 'spected her is consequently
depressed.
The rain on Monday and Tuesday was
one of the heaviest of the season, and it
did considerable damage to the first cut
ting of alfalfa
Our Kiowa county friends are justly
% ~
and Inconvenience Of coming down here
to attend court
L. w. Markham brought in some fine
samples Of oats and spring wheat Tues
day. The oats was 5 feet inches high,
and the wheat 6 feet IL inches
F. N. Frazier last Wednesday made
final proof on his timber-culture entry
on the north side. This is the first proof
of that kind in this land district.
The increase in the number of contest
cases before the land office shows that
Prowers county land is becoming more
desirable to possess than it has been.
A splendid program is being arranged
for the celebration of the Fourth of July
in Lamar, and everybody who want to
enjoy themselves should be here on that
day.
Everett, Koen, president, and 1. L.
Maxwell general manager, of the Help
Yourself Canal Company, held meeting
this week for the purpose of declaring a
dividend.
The mail routes have been changed so
that Lamar is now the distributing
point for all the postoffices in Baca coun-
ty and the south part of Prowers, with |
the exception OF Minneapolis.
At the Methodist conference at Den
yer this week Rev. E. R. Allison was ap-
pointed to the Lamar church for the en- |
suing year. Rev. Kent White was sent
TO Morrison in Jefferson county.
There was quite an exciting runaway
IN the southwest part of town Thursday |
afternoon, Mr.. Keely's horse running
around that section several times and
finally getting caught in wire fence,
when he proceeded to demolish the bug
gy before he could be stopped
Some bold burglars broke into Acuff-s
store last Tuesday night and carried off
SO in cash, gold watch, some dry goods
and other articles, the exact amount not
being known. He or they, whichever it
was, should be captured and fined for
contempt Of court The watch was af-
terwards found by B. B. Brown in the
weeds back of Herbert's warehouse.
Court has been taken up all this week
with civil cases Of Prowen county, and
many Of our Kiowa county friends have
been waiting all the time for their own
cases to come up 1t would seem but
right that the Kiowa business should
havs been settled first and not wait till
ene last a. their expenses are heavy
enough anyway, without having to sit
eronnd here Tor week. J.