The Lamar register., 1901-10-30

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Attend the Republican Rally
at the Opera House on Saturday
Night, Nov. 2. All invited.
Rev. j. G. Jeffers, of Granada, visited
friends in Lamar this week.
Mrs. Swiggett has several notices in
this issue of her hat sale which you
should read.
w. w. Jones, the Granada coal mer.
chant, was looking after business matters
in Lamar today.
George Washington made homestead
filing at the U. S. Land Office last week.
He filed in sec. 4, tp. "a, rng. 81 w; in
Las Animas county.
CRANKY Hillyer went down to Granada
last Monday, to look after some matters
pertaining to the Graham estate, OF
which he is executor.
Mrs. Phebe Puntenney. OF Granada,
made homestead filing Monday at the
Land Office in sec. 35, tp. 81, rng. a.,
about miles north Of Granada.
Miss May Regan, Of Cherokee, Kansas,
is visiting with Miss Bessie Doughty.
Miss Regan is niece Of County Clerk
Curry and expects to spend month or
more here.
Chris. Classen, the genial Holly dis
penser Of exhilerating goods, was here
last week for day. He had been up to
Denver and other points west, and was
on his way home.
Dan Keesee drove down from Las
Animas yesterday and had a dusty time
Of it. He expects to spend the rest OF
the week here, having some business af-
fairs to look after.
Ira Hartzell, who was here last fall,
employed by F. G. Oxman, arrived in
Lamar last week and will probably spend
the winter here. He may engage in the
business Of feeding lambs.
Ed, Silver, who has been blowing the
base drum in the band, has dropped his
hold on that instrument. He has bought
himself beautiful slide trombone and
expects to play it in the future.
E. B. Summers, representing The
American Harrow Company, Of Milwau-
kee, was rounding up the debtors of the
company on Monday. There are not
many delinquents around Lamar, how
ever.
John Mckinley, who has been employ
ed in Conwells shop for some months,
left Monday night for a trip to Denver,
and will then go to his old home in Illi-
nols. He will return IN about two
weeks.
J.H. Jay, Of Las Animas, aged 80
years, and one Of the first settlers OF this
valley died at his home last week. He
was we'll known to all the old timers.
and assisted in the organization OF the
frat I. O. O. F. lodge in Colorado.
The beet dump, near the railroad, is
proving to be quite an attraction to new
comers, and also to those Of our citizens
who have never seen it work. II you
hive not been there, it will be worth
YOUR while to go and watch the dump
ing.
Edward G. Walker has purchased the
T. w. Glenn residence on Second street,
and will move his family there in short
time. Mr.. Glenn and family will move
next week to Colorado City. They will
be much missed by their many friends
in Lamar.
P.S. Lynch. accompanied by force
of men, went down to Amity on Monday,
to construct beet dump at that point.
Mr.. Lynch constructed the beet dump
at Lamar, and as it works successfully,
IT ia a sure bet that he will do as good a
job at Amity.
The leaves have nearly all fallen from
tho trees and the bare branches remind
us forceibly that the winter time is ap-
proacbing. The weather 30 far, how
ever. has been the usual balmy article
for which our part Of Colorado is famous,
at this time Of the year.