The Lamar register., 1892-03-26


tend meeting Of the farmers executive
committee on ditch matters.
F..A. Dewey, Of Larned, Kansas. was
inLamar Thursday looking after business
for the First National Bank of Larned,
and visiting his old friend Judge
Doughty.
Mrs. Christopher gave a one-woman
musical and literary entertainment at
the NJ E. Church last Tuesday evening.
Those present expressed themselves as
well pleased.
A counter petition, opposing the road
asked for to run north from point three
and one-half miles east of Lamar, is be-
ing circulated among property owners
adjacent to the proposed line.
G. D. Page, engineer for the La Junta
and Lamar canal company, is making
arrangements for repairing the canal and
the Prince reservoir. Work will begin
as soon as the weather permits.
The subjects for the services at the
Christian church next Sunday are as
follows: Morning subject, "A new Gre
ation;" evening subject, Depreciation of
Nation" or Evils of Intemperancc."
The case of Aultman, Miller & Co.
against ]. H. Frisbie, before Squire Bill
lingslea on change of venue last Monday,
was decided in favor of the defendant.
Notice of appeal to the county court has
been given
The hearing on the application of the
La Junta and Lamar Canal Company
against the farmers to restrain them from
the Henry ditch will be had
before Judge Gunter in chambers at
Trinidad next Monday.
In order to induce farmers to put in
wheat for the new mill, the Lamar Mil
ling and Elevator Company will sell
spring seed wheat at 60, 65 and 10 cents
per bushel. Parties desiring wheat get
the same from Markham and Brevoort.
Messrs Crawford Bros. have secured
and mowers. Sample machines will be
kept at their blacksmith shop after the
first of next month. They intend to
handle general line of frst-class farm
machinery.
The farmers have thirty teams working
at the Gageby fiume on tho north side
canal. With the work reported as con-
templated by the company, and that
being done by the farmers, the ditch
will certainly be in shape for this years
irrigation.
G. II. Carter, of Bent county, was re-
leased from the Jail yesterday noon, he
having earned the fine imposed on him
for theft by holding down a county cot
ten days. C. H. Carter, of Prowers coun-
cy says that's as near as he ever was to
being ssnt to jail.
Ferguson and Silver, not satisfied
with running one of the neatest grocery
stores IN the country, have decided to
regale their customers with music. They
have introduced latest improved double
back-action swinett, and Dick Silver acts
as musical director.
Mr.. Hagan, of the firm of O'Connor,
Pierce and Hagan of Kansas, the owners
of several thousand head of cattle that
fattened on Prowers county alfalfa this
winter. was in town last Monday. He is
well pleased with their experiment and
says they will feed here again.
w. A. Leonard, foreman for Marker
and Strains in making the excavations
for the new mill, reports that the work
is done, received and paid for. The work
of quarrying rock is under way now and
they will begin hauling from the quarry,
about one mile south of town, Monday
The Amity canal company has ten
teams and thirty men at work on ditch
improvements. The waste gate that
was washed out by last years food has
been replaced by a new one that will
probably stay. 1t is as large as the head
gate and over 1900 feet OF new lumber
was used in its construction. G. H. Car
ter, (of Prowers county,) is the foreman
OF the carpenter gang.
The city council met last night and
besides making the annual appropria-
ton granted sidewalk petition COM
mencing on Kansas avenue opposite the
First National Bank and running east
one block Also one commencing on the
same street at the Postal Telegraph cor
ner to run west to Stephen Harrels cor
ner and thence north along the east side
of Block 10 to M. Strains corner.
John Hess has secured the exclusive
local agency for this county for Dale
mand and Co.'S Cream Pure Rye. This
Rye has become famous for it's absolute
purity, nutritive value, smooth taste and
delicious bouquet. 1t is good for weak
lungs, standard remedy for La Grippe
and a stimulant for impaired constitu-
tions. 1t does not rasp or scald the
fbroaf onI Gfotuaah NOR rausa pancaa