The Lamar register., 1892-08-27

looking over nis interesta%
Mrs. Martha Doughty, mother of |
]. X, returned to Cincinnati this week |
after a summers visit here.
c. d. Page, superintendent OF the La
Junta and Lamar canal, was in the city
on "Wednesday en- business connected
with his company.
The convention to nominate repub-
lican candidate for state senator for the
tie 23d senatorial district has been
called to meet at Las Animas on Octo-
ber 4.
k~William Tackle, for long time night
operator for The Santa Fe at this point,
and who is well and favorably known
here, has been promoted to the position
of day operator at Ingalls,, Kans.
The democratic county convention
will assemble in Lamar September 10.
II the fusion program already mapped
cut is put through, the session will be a
short but not very harmonious one.
| NJ. S. Bullard, of Las Vegas, has been
looking up some property here He is a
banker and stockowner, and was so fav-
orably impressed with the country that
he thinks of returning permanently.
The team of C. W. Crane became
frightened Tuesday evening and ran
away, throwing him out, but not iniur-
ing him, The horses brought up neal
the coaisheds. The wagon was some
| what broken.
Through an oversight on the part OF
The REGISTER last week mistakes were
made in two of the primary calls
Wilde and Precinct No. G. They should
read three delegates from Wilde and
eight from No. 6.
Heaton's novelty store is the cheapes.
place on earth to buy goods. More than
800 useful articles at less than half the
usual prices. Cali and see what we have
to offer, whether you buy or not. Some
thing new every week.
Our farmers will not need to take any
wheat to Las Animas to exchange foi
-four, as the mill company will have
Hour here from their La Junta mill t.
exchange for wheat as soon as the ele
vator is mplete-about September 5.
We are creditably informed that the
mill company will pay not less than &C
cents per bushel for No. ? wheat, and Us
much more as the demand for flour and
the wheat market will warrant. The
elevator will be ready to receive grain
about September 8.
The five cases that were consolidatec
by the county judge in the actions in
volving the right OF way of the S. F. Il
, r. Company were dismissed by G.. W
Butler, the deputy district attorncy,wh,
Immediately caused the defendants to b,
arrested again for the same offense.
The trial is set for September 6.
A jolly party of Lamarites campet
out at the King reservoir Thursda!
night. By some peculiar chain OF cir
Gu instances, and in direct violation oi
all precedent, the Missouri river gondols
which ornaments the "lake"was not cap
sized, but the campers, notwithstanding
report good time.
Judge J. X. Doughty has given notice
to the voters through our columns that
he is candidate for reelection to the
office OF county judge subject to the re
publican county convention Mr.
Doughty has filed the office for several
years with credit to himself and party
He is an able lawyer and staunch Re-
publican, and il he secures the nomina.
ton he will be elected.
l. School District No. q. recently organ
4 lied, will build brick schoolhouse
The building will be 24xio feet, and viii
be located upon the land of j. K. Mul-
len in 1922 &c. Mr.. Mullen donates the
site and gives s25 toward the erection Of
the house. The school officers are L. W
Markham, president; NJ. d. Parmente-,
secretary; and ]. NJ Wright, treasurer.
Miss Ellen Strain has been engaged AZ
teacher.
County Superintendent Crawford re
turned well pleased from the second ses-
sion of Normal District No. 8, at La
Junta. There were sixty-three teachers
in attendance, eleven of them from this
county. Otero naturally had the largest
number, and Prowers was next. The
time and place of the next meeting will
be fixed by an executive committee
chosen from the superintendents OF the
counties comprising the district. These
counties are Bent, Kiowa, Baca, Otero
and Prowers.
Judge Waite.