The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
County Notes.
IFrom the Holly chicftain.

ing the An OF July OH tne coiouy'
Several co!onists have planted
Irish potatoes this year, their limit
ed experience last year convincing
them that potatoes can be grown
here.
The new farm houses being built
by the A. V. $. b & l. l. Go. are
about all completed We nnder
stand II large number of additional
houses will be constructed as soon as
the contract is let.
$. N. Garfield with his boys start
ed yesterday for central Kansas
where they expect to work in the
harvest fields The! took along II
few head OF horses which they ex
pect to sell on the trip.
The Indian nine played the 9ra
NADIA boys again Sunday afternoon,
and were again the winners. with a
score of > to g. The Coolidge nine
also played Granada and were beat
an with score of is to ..
The Knights of Phythias will i'll
-titute IL lodge in Holly next Mon
day night The order will start out
with over thirty members. The OF
iicers Of the La Jnnta lodge will MS
.ist in the institution A number of
new member5 will be initiated into
the my.teries of the order on that
night.
indian Agent Richards went to
New Mexico Friday after anoth&
10. OF Indians to work in the beet
fields. Hs returned Wednesday
noon with thirty Indians in charge.
They we're taken ont in the after
uoc II to the farm of Il. W Ray who
has forty acres of beets. These In
dian- are giving the best of satisfac-
tion in the beet fields.
Preceding the rain last Friday q
wind storm prevailed for short
time which had enough OF the ap
pearance OF cyclone to badly fright
en- many Of onr citizeus The wind
cam. in gusts, twisting and swirling
inst like the cyclones one reads
about No doubt there WAS Il cyclone
above as, hut fortunately it did not
touch the ground with sufficient
force to do any material damage.
The grand stand at the fair grounds
WAS tilted to one side and a few 4x4
capsized.
A terrific hail storm struck Cool
idg. Monday afternoon, doing great
to fruit trees, buildings and
all vegetation The storm came mp
very sudden passing from southwest
to northeast and evidently did not
cover very wide territory. The
largest hailstones measured u inch
es in circumference, aud came down
with such force rs to threaten death
to human and beast. Fortunately
no one was hurt Ninety nine win
dow lights were broken in the Santa
Fe bunk house and eighty nine in
the Harvey eating house. 1t was a
storm and the people of this
vicinity may we'll congratulate them
selves that they were not i'll its path
From the Granada Times.l
The wheat crop in this vicinity is
in fine condition and will be ready
for the harvest in few days.
Our merchants have a team at the
river to help make the ford. 1t is II
great convenience to many of the
farmers.
Geo. f. Machen, of Cover, Mo-,
and NJ. H. Spafford, Santa Fe agent
at this place, have traded positions.
The change will be made about the
first.
Charlie Scrivens met with Il seri-
ous accident last Sunday morning.
While trying to drive some horses
across the river, the one he was rid
ing fell upon him and broke one OF
his legs. Dr. Jones attended him
and he is getting along very nicely.
Committees are now at work pre-
paring for the finest 4th of July Gel
ebrntion ever given in Granada
There will be music, base ball, In
dian dances and games. races and
various other contests, for the enter
tainment of the crowd Forty Nava
Joe Indians will be on hand to tax"
part in the games. Liberal cash
prizes
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