The Lamar register., 1901-11-13

Carl Bros. are making preparations to
move their Second Hand Store into the
store room OF A. Everett & Co. on south
Main street. They will occupy the north
side OF the building and the grocery and
meat market will be on the south side.
The weather still continues to be fine,
although there have been some threat
enings. The storm flags at the signal
station have been displayed, but no
storm has yet materialized. The nights
| are tolerable cold, but the days are bright
and very pleasant.
The owners OF the opera house arb
making some improvements, that will
materially add to the convenience of the
house. The stage roof is being raised
and other improvements are beng con
templated, so that some troupes, which
, carry scenery, can be better accom-
modated.
r. j. Koonce, the old republican stand
by Of Granada, was up in Lamar last
Thursday. He was feeling very jubilant
over the result Of the election and said
he was going to keep growing fat. r.
J. looked as though he had been ENJOY
ing good living. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Koonce.
The Court of Appeals has affirmed the
Judgement OF the District Court in re-
gard to the old mortgage upon the Fort
Lyon Canal and the King and Queen
reservoirs. AS the district court annul-
ed the mortgage, the decision of the
Court Of Appeals is good news to the
Fort Lyon people.
Janitor Pollard has been very busy
for the past few days, getting the court
room cleaned up. New mating has
been bought and the room has been COM
pletely renovated, 30 that when court
convenes next Tuesday, it will be quite
an inviting place, except to those who
have to face jury on criminal charges.
The county commissioners are in ses-
sion this week and are attending to the
usual run Of county business. The an
nual tax levy will also be made. The
Board will also meet as Health Board
and will adopt a set Of rules for the
guidance Of the health officers, especial
ly in the event Of contagious diseases
arising.
John j. Sarah went into the county
clerks office last evening and in very
low tone Of voice requested a marriage
license. In due course Of time he was
out Of the office, happy in the possession
Of the paper which would serve to unite
him in marriage to Miss Edith M. Bemis.
of the north side. May the young peo-
pie be very happy through life.
Sheriff Frank Tate left for Denver
last night to get papers for the
requisition of Isaac Dace, who is wanted
here on the charge Of forgery for s12O,
it being passed on Geo. G. Maxwell.
Oace is now In Jail at Edna, Missouri,
and will be brought back us soon as the
papers are secured. Sheriff Tate will go
to Jefferson City tomorrow night.
B. B. Brown was here last Sunday, and
everybody noticed that he seemed to
feel very important, something very un-
usual with Ben. But when it was dis
covered that he had been up in Routt
county on hunt and had ridden the
same horse, which President Roosevelt
had ridden, slept in the same bed used
| by the President and had shot the same
mountain lion-no, that's not it either,-
II Z. 10, - r&n,
lion,-when this was discovered, then
his elation was accounted for and it was
known Ben would recover his usual
serenity later on.
Last Saturday evening, quite blaze
was seen from out west, and later it was
learned that the large stone barn on the
Towers & Casey ranch, at Prowers sta
tion, has been destroyed. There is no
definite information as to how the fire
caught, but the results are verv appar-
ent. Fifteen thousand bushels Of corn,
five thousand bushels Of wheat and
about three thousand dollars worth of
alfalfa seed, besides large amount Of
hay, were burned up, or so damaged by
the fire, that the loss is nearly absolute.
Some wagons, harness and other imple-
ments we're also destroyed. Several
thousand dollars worth of merchandise
and finishings and fixtures for Major
Towers new store were stored in the
barn and were destroyed. The loss is
to some extent covered by insurance,
but Just how much, has not been learn
ed. The loss ID more severe, coming at