The Lamar register., 1892-02-13

held at the residence OF Mrs. ]. A. Nc
Dowell last Wednesday evening.
John A. Mcdowell has the contract
for knocking off the high places and
building the laterals on Mayor Vanors
dale's fine farm adjoining Lamar.
MARRIED-Miss Libbic Durant, for
merly of Lamar, to Mr.. 1. B. Broolsiu.
of jackson, Ohio, at the last named
place, on Tuesday, February 9th, 1892.
> H. J. Gochenour has gone to Vandalia,
Illinois, on visit to his parents. Mrs,
Gochenour expects to leave Lamar to
morrow to visit her mother in Caldwell,
Kansas.
Frank 6trohm purchased of w. B.
Barker the els of nw14 of 4-2346, this
week. He has applied water right
from the Bed Rock canal and will farm
the land.
>, A. E. Bent this week negotiated the
sale of the two Blackwell farms, lying
between Granada and Carlton, and the
Charles Gray farm, adjoining Granada
on the west.
=, c. A. Morse, the resident engineer of
the Santa Fe Company was in town last
Thursday to make the necessary esti-
mates for the side track to the new
Touring mill.
- Mrs. Hoyue arrived from Washington,
D. C. last Thursday night. She was
called here by telegram from her son,
who is quite sick at the residence of
Mrs. Kornman.
Hon. G, W. Butler attended the an
nual banquet Of the Greystone club at
Denver this week 1t was silk stock
ing affair and almost knocked the JET
fersonian simplicity out of G. W.
The lecture by Rev. A. K. Wright at
the Christian church tonight should be
largely attended. Mr.. Wright is an
interesting an eloquent talker, and a
treat is in store for the audience.
]. F. Fletcher, L. P. Mapes and Henry
Beaver, of Plattsville, Colo, and S.
Mapes Of Denver, arrived last Thursday
morning and accompanied G. F. Pearl
on tour Of ofinspection of Prowers county
land.
8. NJ. Brosius, OF White Cloud, Kan
sas, was in Lamar this week on business.
Mr.. Brosius is heavily interest in Prov
ers county soil and thinks his invest
ments here are among his most
promising.
W. s. and G. E Moore, OF st. Paul,
who were in Lamar on business last
week, were very pleasantly entertained
by Messrs. Baldwin, Tate, Bedell, and
Vanorsdale, previous to their departure
for home last Saturday evening.
A letter from George B. Rouse, who
is now at Rock House, Ohio on visit to
his mother, says that they have regula-
tion eastern weather and roads.
Six inches of snow on top Of ten inches
of mud, with prospects OF rain before
night
| viii Goodale returned from Coal creek
i'and Canon City last "Wednesday evening
Will has been sojouring in the noun
tains for the past six months and took
in Cripple Creek in his rounds. He says
the chances for finding new gold mine
there arc limited.
Bring in the babies, and baskets with
something to eat, for the farmers insti-
tute banquet next Wednesday II you
are so unfortunate as to have no babies
bring in the grub anyhow and let's have
good time. The ladies are to arrange
the banquet and the men will help do the
rest.
A. Cassel Barr has been in Denver ali
week in the interest of the Amity canal
The work of improving this great canal
is going ON nicely, and will when finished
this spring make a material difference
| in the distribution of water. Water
users under this ditch can count on a
good supply.
: A good attendance from Otero, Bent,
Baca and Kiowa counties is expected at
the farmers institute next Tuesday and
Wednesday. Everybody in Prowers
county, who is interested in agriculture
should attend and help to place the val
ley where it belongs,-in the front rank
of farming districts.
John G. Fleshman of Granada was in
town last Wednesday undergoing an ex-
animation before the local board Of pen
sion examiners. John is one of those
square old men who by years Of faithful
service for his country has well earned
little help from the government TO
cheer him along as ne grows more gray.
| The first annual industrial fair will be
held at Denver February Is to 20 inclu-
sive, and will be the most noteworth Y
event of the year. During the fair the
Santa Fe route will sell tickets to Den
YER and return at one fare for the round
trip, limited to two days. Tickets will
be sold by Agent Cade ON Tuesday, Feb
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