The Lamar register., 1892-05-14


will be sold on May l6 and good return
ing on May II.
&C. E. Bloeser is now living at home.
Mrs. Blosser and two children arrived
from Holton, Kansas, last "Wednesday
and have gone TO housekeeping in the
residence north of Judge Doughty's
home.
Adam Spowden, hustler and all around
Oklahoma boomer, came back from Ell
Reno, Oklahoma, this week. A good
square meal at the Commercial put him
in shape to laud that country to the
skies.
Geo. W., Robert and Thomas Tomlin-
son, and Thomas Stewart, were party Of
home seekers in Lamar on last Monday.
They were, of course, favorably im-
pressed with Prowers county and will
settle here.
W. B. Picket and wife came up from
Villas last Wednesday. Mr.. Picket in
tended to reopen his photograph gallery
here, but not finding his room ready, he
went on to Las Animas. He will proba-
bly, return in a few weeks.
DR.. 1. s Bryant, the La Junta dentist,
who, by his good work and reasonable
prices, on former visits to Lamar, has es-
tablished quite a good practice here, will
be at the Alamo hotel on Monday, May
%, and will remain four days.
The tramp cook at the Commercial
hotel could not stand to remain in one
place more than two weeks, so he took
his leave the other morning by way of
the Santa Fe blind baggage route. The
boarders say the new cook is an i'm
provement.
The -lurId flames" from kettle of
morning. The fire company succeeded
in getting the hook and ladder wagon,
out of the mud hole where the apparatus
is kept, by the time the flames were e1-
tinguished.
Our informant got mixed up on the
number of brick to be manufactured by
Marker and Strain The contract for
the mill calls for 10000 instead OF 3oo,-
600 as stated last week. The other lOO,-
600 are to be used for new business
block on Main street.
Mr.. Ganger and family, who resided
in this county three years ago. have re-
turned to Lamar from Dayton. Ohio.
Mr.. Ganger hasa farm south OF town,
which he will cultivate rs soon as he
can get water from the Highline ditch.
He ls now in the employ Of Mr.. Herbert.
E c. Stewart, who lives at Ruff P. o.
in the extreme southeastern part of Baca
county, was in Lamar yesterday, fling
on homestead before the land Office.
Mr. Stewart was Capt. W. B. Barker's
bunk mate during the little turmoil in
the early sixties, and the two had great
time yesterday talking about the long
ago.
Gordon Hollingsworth died at Holly last
Tuesday afternoon. Two weeks before
he fell from tree striking picket fence
and the wound inflicted in his side
caused his death after terrible
suffering and pain. DIR. Bedell wat
did all that science and skill could do te
save him, but without avail. The re
mains were taken to Coolidge for burial
Our sister town. Granada, is noticing
the effects of the good times caused b,
never failing crops, raised under irriga
ton. Business Of all kinds is better, ant
new men and enterprises are coming in
The latest is a new dry goods and cloth
ing store opened by ]. l. Mayfield & Co
This firm will carry full line of thesl
goods and we predict will be popular
| with the public and receive large pat
ronage.
The Prowers and Kiown Ditch compa
ny filed its map and statement, for ditch
and reservoirs, in the county clerks Of
fee last Wednesday. The headgate i.
located on the west bank Of Big Sandy
creek, in Kiowa county, on the north
line Of the nwL seL4 "a 10 46, and the
ditch is to run in southerly direction in
to reservoir No. ., located in Prowers
county. Reservoir No. l is TO have .
capacity of 3,4S4, 800 cubic feet OF water
and is located in section 22o 46. Res
ervoir No. is located on section and 3
21-46 and to have a capacity of 5,227 ,2Ot
cubic feet; and reservoir No. 3 is located
on section IA 20 46 and to contain 6, ,4os,
$50 cubic feet.
Commissioner Proceedings.
The commissioners found some Other
business, besides allowing the usual
claims last Saturday.
General Road Overseer Mcdowell was
instructed to repair the road under
the Bed Rock f1ume. south of town
He was also ordered to notify the super,
intendent of the KY canal to build a
bridge, over said canal, on the al run
ming north and south just east OF
Carlton.