The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18

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LAMAR LOCALS.
satAerea ~ sAs cAissssia's Rssslas
cersspeasset a tAs essasy's
cApltal.
". Q. Gould visited Pueblo last sun-
day.
Reports from north Of the liver indi-
cste that the grasahopper IL becoming
quite pei. $50
An umbrella mender and . scissor I
grinder varied the list oftlsveliue arriv-
als in our town during tho week.
LAmar's hotels arc doing 1 rushins
business and nearly every night onssids
rooms have to be secured for transisnts,
]. W Bent is having stone hauled
preparatory to erecting busine1s house
adjoining the Sparks ofHcs on ths
south
John W. Golliday's stone stable il
beginning to loom up awful big, and il
proof that John never does anything
half way. s
Capt. q. w. Heeton has his wind mill
in position ON his residence lots and
proposes 70 be strictly in it, ~ regard,
the garden line next season.
Mrs. I. L. Maxwell is expected to re-
turn Friday night from her length )
visit to the east anil Isaac is no happy
that he can sell more goods than ever.
Mrs. Elizabeth Z. Batler's new resi-
dence next to the court house ia pro
gressing and before long will be quite
an addition to the Appearance of tina,
neighborhood.
+. E. Pike, the genial groceryman,
has shed his luxuriant beard and looks
quite Young man. Mrs. Pike is visit,
ing in the east which NAV account fol
E. Z. sprucine up SO.
W. ". Cooper. book keeper in the
bank. has purchased the residence Of
DR. G. v. Bedell and will Immediately
proceed to make himself as comfortable
therein as anyone could be.
D. l.. siller. who is engaged in run
ming stage line from COLORADO Springs
to Cripple Creek, was at home for few
days visiting his family. He returned
to tho Springs Sunday night.
( W. E. Morehouse has also had his
whiskers taken off, but he accoHuts for
II BY saying that the carpenters have
made shavings Of so much Of his lum-
Der that he had to take 70 shaying him
self
With the milland water works whis-
ties blowing the hours at seven, eleven
one. and six. and the curfsw bel, al
eight O'Clock. Lamar people can kesr
the time Of day pretty we'll without
watches or clocks.
A representative OF the Denver Re
publican wss in town the other da,
trying to get subscribers and promisin,
write up Of the valley. What success,
he met With is ss yet unknown to an,
Of our inhabitants.
A trio OF musicians gave q street con
cert here on Saturday event ng last, ans
the assembled crowd enjoyed it much
". The gentlemen will return In abou
two weeks and give . regu lar concert .
the MethQdist church.
sim we'll on" remarked tramp th.
other day. whom he attsnpted to boaye
train and was thrown about twenty
feet, landing without hurt. And the
marshall was no struck with the saying
that he refused 10 arrest the fellow Is
yagrant.
The children took charge Of the ser
VICES at the Methodist church last eun
day evening ani gave very enjoyabl.
service Of song. The little folks espe
cially found favor with toe audienc~
while the older ones all acquitted them
selves with credit.
The Lamar Canal company has moved
hs offices into the room back of til.
First National bank and have fixed ut
in very nice style. Thoir old office va,
too small for the Transaction Of thei,
business f. M. Slater has moved int. !.
the Office vacated bv the Canal compa
ny. So
The numerous showers which wt
have been getting around here culmina
ted last Friday afternoon in one of the
heaviest rains which Lamar ever ex.
perienced. Since then the skies have
cleared up and the weather il elegant
although trifle hot during the day
time.
The Lamar school house is 10 receive
II thorough painting and over-haulinp
generally. With the trees growing ur
around 1t no nicely - they are, and the
building frightened with fresh paint, It
will be matter of pride to our citizen,
to point it ont to visitors. s
The corps of teachers for the coming
school year has not yet been engaged
by the directors. but it is expected that
the applica tionn will recejve earlv ..tar.