The Lamar register., 1891-04-25
Fine weather.

crops neariy I'll planteu
Early vegetables on the market.
Everybody putting in alfalfa this year.
The Commissioners meet again next
week.
Another change of night men at the
depot this week.
Fine rain all over the county last Sat
urday night and Sunday
j. B. Traxler has been making i'm
provements to his residence.
Mrs. E. F. Seeberger has been very
sick for the past week, but is much bet
ter now.
Another Mr.. Davidson has moved to
town, brother to the one living here
already.
F.B. Koen has the contract for building
the lateral from the King reservoir on
the NORTH side.
Fred Lee had the John Cooper house
moved from the ranch 10 miles south,
and put on his claim near town.
A number of Lamar Odd Fellows are
attending the anniversary exercises OF
the Granada lodge this afternoon.
Since DIR. Hasty has become perma-
nently settled again we understand he is
ready to negotiate for new supply of
dogs.
or lot - n+ A.;
Monday and adjourned Tuesday night,
there being very little business to trans
act at that place.
The revival services at the Methodist
Church still continue to draw large
crowds and have aroused deep interest
here They have done much good
DR.. Hasty, assisted by DIR. Bedell, per-
formed difficult operation Tuesday up
on Mrs Clark, living in the west part of
town, by removing cancer Of the breast.
R. G.. Brown came up from the east
end of the county last Tuesday to start
his team to work on the ditch, but found
that it had been sold while he was away.
Treats on BobI
Mrs. E. B. Leatherman, OF the north
side, was thrown from carriage last
week and received some very painful in
juries. Sne was quite sick for awhile but
is improving rapidly.
The immense crop now about in, all
through our section would surprise the
people of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Il
linois, who are waiting for two foot of
mud to dry up before they can begin
farming.
The legal fight over the KCC cattle
has been compromised and cattle sold to
j. G. Sherman. Had it not been for this
the indications were that the Prowers
County Bar would haye soon owned a
fine herd of cattle.
The Lamar Land and Canal Company
settled with the last contractors this
week. 1t is less than sixty days since
the ditch was completed and accepted,
and this prompt payment Of indebted
ness breaks the record of ditch building
In this county.
The Salvation Army has at last estab.
lished itself here under the able leader
ship Of Captain Happy Billy, the ''Drum-
mer Prince" 1t draws large crowds
and has strong backing, and expects to
be able to make permanent barracks
here in short time.
Since R E. Porter has announced that
Charley Baldwin will do his fighting for
him, there have been several of our
prominent citizens closely inspecting
Charley, sizing him up as it were. He
stands scrutiny very meekly, but Tho
man thinks he wcn's stand any ..men-
keying.r
The item in the CAirington Chief last
week in regard to the danger of the Ital-
ian gunboats coming up our large canals
and destroying our beautiful city, seems
to have caused some alarm here; one of
our prominent citizens, Gen. Craddock,
has built dynamite fort across the Bent
ditch and hes garrisoned it. The price
8 smmupition is rising rapidly in town.