The Lamar register., 1901-12-04

county seat vlsltor on last FRIDAY.
dance was given by the young peo-
pie to celebrate Thanksgiving evening.
X. E. Messenger is down from Denver
looking after his property in this section.
Dwight Miser, the Baca county cattle
man, was in the city Tuesday en- route to
Denver.
]. c. Horn, deputy district attorney,
was called to Holly on official business
yesterday.
P. L. Herring, the Coolidge, Kansas,
cattle man, was dong business in Lamar
this week.
f. w. Montgomery, of Holly was look
ing after various matters in Lamar the
first of the week.
Mrs. Minnie Hemphill spent Thanks
giving day with relatives at Granada. re-
turning on Friday.
G. F. Wheeler, the hustling Baca
county merchant. came up from Villas
last week on business.
w. S. Smith returned to his home IN
Armstrong, Illinois, last Saturday after
short visit with relatives here.
DIR. I. S. Bryant left yesterday for La
Junta, after spending about ten days
here. He thinks Lamar is booming.
IS Geo. G. Maxwell and wife spent
Thanksgiving day in Rocky Ford. Mrs.
Maxwell visited friends there until yes
terday.
On Monday some Italian musicians
struck town and as their music was very
good, it furnished an excuse for an extra
dance that night.
J.L. Mayfield and Thomas w. Farmer,
OF the growing town of Granada, are
here today, having come up yesterday to
attend to some business matters.
William Hardten, of st. Marys, Kan
sas, spent several days in Lamar this
week looking up the record OF some
Granada property he expects to buy.
The windows of all the stores are now
full OF holiday goods, and the displays
are even more attractive and more num-
erous than usual, which is saying great
deal.
L. +. Mathews, who has large holdings
of land in the east end of the county,
was here on Monday paying up the taxes
on some of his property which has escap-
ed his notice.
District Court will be in session next
Monday, having adjourned to that day
from the November term. There will
only be two or three cases to be brought
before the court.
The county commissioners are in ses-
sion and are attending to the regular
monthly business matters. They will
also probably make the annual tax levy
before they adjourn.
E S. Darrough came up from Grana-
da on Monday last and interviewed the
county treasurer concerning some lots in
the town of Granada. Mr.. Darrough re-
ports business as quite active in that
region,
Nova E. Butler has decided to spend
warm climate will benefit his health. He
and his wife expected to start Monday,
but have been delayed owing to his
sickness.
The Methodist church pulpit was oc-
cupied last Sunday morning by Rev. j.
G. Horn, who preached very eloquent
sermon. A large congregation was pres
ent. A regular pastor for the church
will probably soon be engaged.
Claude Hazen, who has been sick for
some time, was taken to the La Junta
hospital last night by DR.. Hasty, and an
operation for appendicitis was perform
ed. He stood the operation splendidly
and is reported to be doing nicely.
Talk about onions being cheap. One
of our grocers was selling them at three
for quarter the other day, but then he
had some excuse as. the "breath perfum-
ers' were as big as good sized canta-
loupe. They were raised under irriga-
ton.
Quite number OF the people residing
under the Fort Lyon canal, and who are
stockholders in the company, will at
tend the annual meeting to be held at
Las Animas next Monday. This is a
very important meeting and should be
we'll attended.