The Lamar register., 1901-07-17


F. G. Hoffman, Of Holly, was looking
over the county seat yesterday.
Porter j. Preston. OF Las Animas, was
Lamar visitor on last Saturday.
Hon. c. G. Goodale, surveyor general
of Colorado, spent Sunday in Lamar.
Miss May Brethsrton of Denver Is the
guest OF her friend. Miss Lau ra Fort
une.
Mosby Lee, stock inspector for this
district. was in Lamar on business yes
= tsrday.
The ladies' aid society OF the M. f.
church will furnish Is cent lunch at
the Paxton sale July Doth.
Mrs. CRANKY Hillyer left last week
for Colorado Springs where she will wis.,
it during the hot weather.
Mrs. John Yetter left yesterday morn
ing for visit Of several months with
relatives in Des Moines, Iowa.
Ambrose Curtis, one OF the many stock
men Of Baca county, was here last Mon
day intent upon business matters.
X. E. Messenger was here few days
this week looking after matters out on
ranch and attending to other business.
EG. Wood and L. l.. Froman each
made final proof on homesteads north Of
r;var Ioo< fVburoIoy ot tho land
office.
Deputy State Engineer Cramer was in
Lamar Wednesday, and was guaging the
water in the river and bitches in this
vicinity.
ID. E. Cooper left last Saturday for
Cripple Creek where he will spend
couple Of weeks taking much needed
vacation.
G. w. Smith returned last Friday
from visit of several weeks In Illinois,
and is now night man ut the depot dur
ing the absence OF Ed. Dillthy.
Mrs. Lilburn Boggs and sister Miss
Hemphill were here Saturday and Sun
cay, having come up from Granada to
visit their brother Chas. Hemphill
The plank sidewalk on Olive street in
front Of the Lamar hotel on to Fifth
street is in very bad shape. and needs
bracing up and the planks fastened.
There is to be meeting Of the direct
ors and stockholders Of The Fort Lyon
Canal at La Junta to-day, wednesday,
at which various matters OF Importance
to the water consumers will be discuss
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bent, who have
been visiting In the east for the past
two weeks, will return the latter part Of
this week. During their absence they
took in the Pan American Exposition at
Buffalo.
DIR. G. s. Wilson returned on Sunday
from Denver where he had been attend
ing the national and state dental associ-
ations. The doctor also stopped off on
Saturday at Colorado Springs to see
"friend."
The band boys were out last Satur-
day night and delighted the usual crowd
of hearers with their good music. AS
one stranger remorked, Lots Of bands
not half as good think they are fine
enough to travel"
Eugene Wallis and wife, OF Stoning
ton, Bsca county, was here yesterday,
on his way west. He was accompanied
by his father, R. E. Wallis, OF Winfield,
Kansas, who has been visiting in Baca
county for few weeks.
f. G. Condit who conducts the Car
rizo Miner at Carrizo, at which place he
also runs a store. was here last Saturday
on his way east. He repo rts conditions
as fairly prosperous in the mining camp
and the prospects improving.
Mrs. E. c. Novels, who with her son
Kenneth, has been visiting Mrs. Rador,
her daughter, at Canon City, returned
home yesterday mourning, much to the
relief Of the Judge, who has been quite
lonesome during her absence.
Robinson's saloon was entered last
Saturday night by unknown parties, who
proceeded to help themselves to what
ever they wanted, including about 800
in cash. There is no clue to the perpe-
traitors Of the burglary, and as it is only
one Of quite a number that has been
committed lately, unless the criminals
are caught. Lamar will have as great
reputation as Denver in the line OF un-
ravelied crimes.