The Lamar register., 1891-06-06
Try a sack OF Lees Imperial -four.

Try a sack OF Lees Imperial -four.
Choice hams and breakfast bacon at
C. NJ. Lees
A Everett is fitting up residence on
Olive street
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new court house.
The Hunter boys are breaking a small
herd of bronchoes they bought lately.
Irrigating bitches come handy under
all conditions, our farmers are using
them for drains this year.
The Kansas City widow is now in Ok
lahoma, and several melancholy widow
ers may be observed in Lamar.
The aid society Of the Christian church
will spend the day next Wednesday with
Mrs D. E. Cooper southeast OF the city.
= DR.. J. S. Hasty has established his
headquarters in his former office, next
door north of W. ]. Johnston's dry goods
store.
The members of Christian church are
arranging for preacher to locate here
soon, the necessary salary having been
raised.
The first crop of alfalfa this season is
reported to be immense. 1t will be the
largest yield Of hay ever cut in Prowers
county.
Quick time and through trains offered
passengers and shippers by the Chicago,
Union Pacific & North Western Line,
Denver to Chicago.
Another fine rain this week makes the
prospect for bountiful crops brighter
than ever This is evidently going to be
a great year for Prowers county.
The president, State secretary and dis
trict secretary of the Sunday school As
sociation, all being laid up sick, the La
Junta convention had to be postponed.
Four weeks without change in night
men or time cards had become monoto-
nous to the Santa Fe, so they made a
change of four minutes in the time Of
train No. 3.
= This issue completes the fifth volume
of the REGISTER. 1t is only week or
two younger than Lamar, and expects to
witness great many more anniversaries
of the town.
Last Sunday was Children's Day at
the Methodist church, and there was a
large number present. The Pearl Gath
erers' program was the main feature of
the exercises.
Foster, the weather prophet, differs
from others Of that class. He knows just
what he is talking about. We howled
last winter when he gave us 80 much bad
weather, but it is all forgiven now
With the heavy rainfall of the past
three weeks and indication of continu-
ance, it seems queer time to talk irri-
CATION, but we hear of more stir in ditch
building circles than for some time.
Colonel Billow worked US in great
shape last week on the place where Deco
ration day exercises would take place.
It's good one on us, but the Colonel
had better look out, however, az We in
tend to get even.
The ice cream and strawberry social
given by the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Christian Church on last Tuesday after
noon and evening was pronounced sue
cess. There was large attendance, and
over $35 was netted for the church.
At the meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Midland ditch last Monday, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected as a Board
OF Directors for the ensuing year: U. n.
vaDorsdsle, A. Everett, c. C. Goodale
W. o. Leo and E T. Lee. They will
neet nsxt Monday TO elect officers.
The .Nsllis BLY, Flyer" which ran from
La Junta to Canon City has been
changed 20 a. to connect with train No.
8 going west which passes here at
o'clock = m, and now runs to Denver.
This viii allow visitors from this section
g TIE State Capitol to make the trip in
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