The Lamar register., 1899-08-30
School shoes at the Fair.

Latest things in skirt patterns at
the Fair.
For bargains in farm lands go to
c. b. Thoman.
Go to Markers Grocery for all
kinds of Fresh Canned Goods.
Only S1.00 for the making of wool
dress skirts complete at Irwin's.
You'll laugh at 'The King of
Liar" Monday evening Golladay
Hall.
If you want a preparation to Eeep
flies of your stock, get the best
You VIII find it at Mclean Bros
store
For the Fair at Rocky Ford the
Santa Fs viii sell tickets at one fare
for round trip on Sept 3 to 7, good
returning until the 9th. For the
Watermelon Day tram the rate will
be $500 for round trip.
The contest case of John L. Petit
crew VS.. Peter Scott claimed the at.
tention of the land office on Monday
and Tuesday, and was then adjourned
to September IA, 1899, at , p. m.
The land involved is known as the
Dinner Station" on the road to
Springfield.
There are many weeds growing
along the sidewalks, and as they
grow over the passage way, they be-
come very disagreeahle to those
walking along These weeds should
be cut down and few dollars in
vested would not be out of the way
in this matter.
A. q. Newberger. who has been in
the employ of Mclean Bros. for some
months psst, left for st. Louis, Mis-
souri,, last Monday morning. He has
been succeeded by Harold Day, in
whom many of our citizens will rec.
ognize an old acquaintance, as he oc-
cuPied the same position several
years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Quandt, OF Gov.
ington, Kentucky, are here visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bradshaw. Mr..
Quandt is Mrs. Bradshaw's brother.
The visitors are very fayorabIy i'm.
pressed with this region of the Unit.
ed States, and expect to travel over
other parts of Colorado, before re-
turning home.
\ Last Saturday, the Golladay livery
barn was leased to d. A. Mclean.
\. n. Mclean and L. II. Mauyille
for term of three years. The gen
tlemen bought most of the livery
ontft also, and having quite stock
OF their own, they will undoubtedly
do first class business. Mr. Cola.
day will attend to other business,
while the lease is in existence.
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Last Thursday, just before noon.
,the front wall of the new opera house
building, which is being erected on
Main street, fell straight down. Sew.
eral men were employed on top of
the building, and had just about fin.
isbed the brick work, when the crash
came. All were precipitated to the
ground, and Frank Lanning. one of
the workers and brother of the con
tractor, was very severely injured.
his leg being badly broken. The
cause of the collapse is supposed to
be that the inside walls, which sup
ported the heavy iron lintels and the
brick work above, were too weak to
stand the weight. That the wall
crushed straight down would seem
to bear out tins theory. The work of
clearing away the wreck commenced
at once, and the wall will be rebuilt
at once but it is safe to say there will
be no weakness this time Mr.. Ian
ming is doing we'll, so far as his in
sjuries are concerned, but it will be a
slow and tedious road to recovery of
strength.
\ Last Friday night tho Methodist
people had Jubilee" A free So
cial was the vent for their Joyous
feelings, and every body who chose
to attend was made welcome. A
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