The Lamar register., 1891-08-22


is very favorable.
R.C. Winecup, sheriff of Baca county,
is in town today. He brought tough
looking citizen up with him that he had
arrested on suspicion.
There was dance at the Harper school
house last Tuesday evening. A good
many were in attendance and an enjoy
able time is reported
A. NJ. Huffman, of Syracuse, sheriff of
Hamilton county, Kansas, attended the
session OF the board of pension sxamin-
ers here last Wednesday.
]. W Kriger, Fred Schmidt, F. B.
Koen, w. o. Lee and Anderson Stewart
are setting good example by cutting
the weeds on their premises.
Another batch of patents has been re-
ceived at the local land office. Claim
ants should call for these patents and
place them on record as clinchers to
their title.
The Midland canal company paid off
its employees that were engaged in the
survey and locating of that line. The
boys are all happy, and with pocket
full of ducats.
The city council passed fire or dinace
Tuesday night providing for the erec-
ton of nothing but fire-proof buildings
on Blocks No. % and "a and the east
half Of Block No. 81 and the west half of
Block No. 30.
Mrs Anna Brady is visiting her moth
er, Mrs G. W. Kelley. Mrs. Brady is on
her way home TO Kendall, Kas., from La
Junta, where her husband has the con-,
tract of building large stone Touring
mill.
The First National bank of this city
city has increased its capital from $500
600 to S6oO,0oo. The First National is
one of the soundest banking institutions
in the west.-Pueblo Chieftain.
This bank is one of the heaviest stock
holders in the 1stNationalBank Of Lamar.
We are in receipt of an interesting and
instructive article on Prowers county
weather, written expressly for the REG
lister by Hon. W. S. Miller, director OF
the Colorado weather service. Unfor-
tunately it arrived too late to be printed
this week.
The hotels are all tangeled up in
Jack pot this week on account of the fire
and the consequent furry in rents. Mr.,
Swift has gone out Of the Alamo, and
the boys are scraping up their extra
quarters to induce some other house to
make room for them at the table.
Services at the Christian church Sun
day morning and evening. Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Preaching at IL a. m.
by the pastor Elder Eugene Brooks on
the subject: .'rhe Relation Between
Christ and His Disciples Sunday even
ing: 1.-The Unanswered Question"
We this week present the announce
ment of several candidates for county
offices subject to the decision of the
republican county convention. They
are all good men and true, and the party
may congratulate itself on having that
class of men making application for the
various offices.
Mr.. S. A. Richardson and three chill
dren, of Lawrence, Kansas, arrived at
Lamar Thursday night. Mrs. Richard
son, who came to Lamar about two
months ago an invalid and unable to
leave the train without assistance, is
now perfectly well and is running the
restaurant on west Main street.
What every lady needs is the Delin-
Gator. For home dress making it is in
dispensable. The descriptions are terse,
plain and to the point, and its articles
on home decorations, fancy work, flower
culture etc. should be read in every
home. 1t is published monthly, and FOR
it's regular subscription price of one dol
lar per year 1t gives more than one thou
sand pages of seasonable, pleasing, and
instructive reading matter.
Through the telegraph columns of the
Denver papers it is announced that the
decision of tine local land office, approved
by the Comm issioner, has been sustained
by the Secretary OF the interior in the
case of Winger against Cummings. This
confirms DIR. Cummings right to his val
liable claim adjoining Lamar on the east,
and the Doctor is to be congratulated
upon the successful termination of this
long, bitter and hard-fought contest.
The annual exhibit of Colorado State
Horticultural Society will be held at
Grand Junction on September 18th, 10th,
18th and 18th. Fruit growing is bound
to become one of the chief industries OF
the State and this meeting will afford an
opportunity for all who desire to become
interested in it's culture to see for them
selves the practical results of fruit grow
ing in Colorado. All exhibits should be
addressed to c. w. Steele, Grand juno
tion, Colorado, and forwarded by express
free of charge. Premium lists will be
furnished by that gentleman on appli-
cation.