The Lamar register., 1898-04-23

Miss Leslie Bott, of Holly, was
before the land office yesterday prov
ing up two desert claims. John
Duncan and H. ii. Prahl were up
assisting her as witnesses.
Many trains of empty passenger
coaches passed over the Santa Fe
during tine week, westward bound.
When the cars come back they will
filed with soldiers and their equip
ments.
Work on the new hotel is getting
right along and the contractors have
put up temporary shed, quite near
the spot in which the carpenters and
other workmen can labor, and be
kept in the shade during the coming
summer.
Many of our inhabitants and prop
erty owners are placing needed small
improvements in and around their
premises. New fences, shade and
fruit trees and blue grass, and some
are preparing to put new paint on
their houses.
Rev. 4. S. Leland, OF Las Animas,
well known throughout this section,
was called to his old home in Missou-
ri last Saturday owing to the death
of his mother His many Lamar
friends will deeply sympathize with
him in his great loss.
John X. Gordon was here from
Amityville this week serving as a
juror. John has settled down into a
steady and prosperous farmer, but is
the same old John, for an all night
session on the hung jury and the loss
of his dinner failed to effect his usual
good humor.
About thirty families consisting OF
one hundred and twenty inviduals
arrived at Holly the first ofthe week.
They are the advance guard of the
Salvation Army colony, which is to
settle up the portion of the old SS
ranch lying Just west of Holly. The
colonists came from Chicago.
The new town government Of Gra-
NADIA was organized last Tuesday
night. Mayor Kennedy and Trustees
Smeltz, Palmer and Rabb were sworn
in. The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: c. g.
Smeltz, mayor pro tenn; A. NJ Bren-
aman, clerk; J. G. Merrill, treasurer
and Victor Dickson, marshal and
street commissioner.
The attention OF cIrcus and muse
um managers is invited to the fact
that according to the records Prov
ers county county contains within
her borders the following monstrosi.
ties: ''One sorrelfgelding horse with
white four and with three legs eight
years old" Also zone sorrel geld.
ing horse eight years old, with white
strip in face with one white left hind
leg"
We notice that the school district
election will be held on May 2, 1898
| huu tnt tdIl Tie
is posted around town. Now call tC
mind what has been said before il
these columns. II you do not attend
and vote, don't "kick" if things dom
go to suit you. And if you do GO
, and do your duty, and your candi
date gets beaten, submit gracefully
and do the best in your power tc
, make things successful.
Prowers county was represented a
the Pueblo meeting last week of tbs
, commissioner of the valley countie:
by ]. S. McClung. Several subject,
, were discussed, and resolutions adopt
/ ed asking the next legislature to abol
: ish the fee system and increase th,
, facilities of the insane asylum at Pu
eblo. The most important action
however, was the agreement to fix {
uniform assessment of $40 upon the
cattle in the valley. This action il
endorsed by our commissioners viii
nearly donble the live stock valuation
of Prowers county.
James S. Wolfe, president, and E.
S. Emmert, general agent, of the Fl.
delity Savings Association of Denver,
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