The Lamar register., 1898-08-10

ic springs at Pueblo, and has become
so re-juyenated and sprightly, that 1t
takes all his will power to preserve
his dignity on the bench.
Judge Blodgett informs as that he
and Dan Keeses have about corclud-
ed to go to Porto Rico and grow up
with the country under Uncle Sans
rule. The Judge says that is Par
adise for populists, and that the pop
nlists strewed the ground with flow
ers for the Yankee army to walk on.
r, b. Yaple, representing the Wess.
ern Poultry and Game Company, OF
St Louis, Missouri, the firm which
has contracted to take the melons
grown by the Melon Growers Asso-
citation, is here in Lamar and will re
main during the entire shipping sea
son. He viii superintend the matter
in the interest of his firm. Mr. Ynple
is pleasant gentlemen and well
worth meeting.
Henry Kolk, OF Davenport. Iowa,
and Theodore Paasch, Of Perry. Iowa,
arrived in Lamar last Friday and re-
manned until yesterday, visiting the
town and county, and taking photo
graphs OF many OF the buildings and
country scenes TO exhibit on their re-
turn to their homes. MIR. Kolk is an
old time resident of this section hsy-
ing proved up claim near Lamar;
while Mr.. Psasch has recently ac-
quired property hers.
We received this week card from
the Borton Institute at Pueblo. This
institute uses purely vegetable com
pound, and is remarkably successful
IN the cure Of the hquor, morphine.
tobacco aud cigarette habits, One OF
the managers is NJ. Scott Chileost,
formerly citizen Of this county and
well known TO many OF our citizens.
This fact will make it popular with
residents OF the valley who may need
treatment OF that kind
Albert Watkins, his wife and three
young daughters, are visiting with f
T. Pike. Mr.. Watkins is brother.
in-law OF Mr.. Pike, and is resident
Of Lincoln, Nebraska He and his
family are bound for trip to the
mountains expecting to spend the
summer. Mr.. Watkins was post
master Of Lincoln during Clevelsnd's
administration, and was also at one
time in the newspaper business, AT
present he is receiver for a bank
A disconsolste Young man passed
along Olive street on Monday after
noon. He was sstride OF an equally
disconsolate burro, and was driving
before him some seven or eight more
burroS. On one was pack aud
pointed straight ahead was an old
gun. Some one dubbed the outfit.
.'The Spanish Cavalry" and Russell
Coates, who happened along, could
hardly be restrained from charging
them. As it was he followed them
with vepgefui looks fer long time.
Sam Falkner threatens to have
some of the republican party arrest
ed claiming that they have stolen
George I. Feast from the populists.
He intended to hrve an action OF
grand larceny but after consulting
with Judge Blodgett, he said that he
would have to commence action for
petty larceny. as the goods were not
worth over twenty dollars. Then the
Judge got inquisitive and asked Sam
what kind OF action he was gong to
bring against the republicans for
stealing him Qhe judge and George
A. Watson. Sam considered a
minute and then coldly informed
the Judge that as they were of nc
value, no action at all would lie,
This is authentic, as the Juge gave
us the information.
An alleged Uncle Toms Cabin was
presented to a tent full Of people
last Monday night The woes and
miseries of the poor old slave were
nothing compared to those of the
audience. The performance was
baa,t r.pJar;po, unI tba rarfnrrnar.