The Lamar register., 1901-04-24
Arkansas Valley Notes.
The Presbyterisns are building
new church at Holly.

The Presbyterisns are building .
new church at Holly.
Chief Engineer Berry was down
from Lamar Monday on business
with the local officials Of the Great
Plains Water Comparatively
Chieftain
Work has commenced on q dis
tillery plant at Granada. 1t will
furnish the Kansans very agreeable
substitute for the water they claim
Colorado has robbed them of.
Thieves stole horse, buggy and
two sets of harness at Granada last
week and drove off with the plunder,
and no trace even OF the direction
they took has yet been discovered.
Consul Mrs. Booth Tucker and
Colonel Higgins. of the Salvation
Army, arrived Saturday and after
visiting the Colony and attending
the various doings there returned
east on Wednesday.-Holly Chief
tain.
Agent Horst reports that the bus
mess Of the Santa Fe at this place
is surprising all former records this
month. From the enormous bust
ness done at the station one would
think Holly had a population OF sew
eral thousand.-Holly Chieftain.
We visited Lamar yesterday for
the first time in several months and
found that town pushing right along
in it's usual enterprising way. Nice
new residences are going up and
many other improvements have been
made since our last visit. Lamar is
town her citizens may we'll be
proud of.-Holly Chieftsin.
Mr.. Browning's little girl 10
mouths old was accidentally shot
and killed last Saturday morning by
her IA year old brother. The boy
was handling q small rifle and not
knowing it was loaded pointed it at
his little sister and pulled the trig-
ger. The ball entered her forehead
killing her instantly.-Coo iidge
Notes in Syracuse News.
The smelter has not yet arrived at
Carrizo. The engine has been for
the last three days between here and
Springfield. On account Of bad
roads, coal became scarce and a
couple loads of wood has been dis.
patched from here. As we 60 to
press the outfit is within few miles
of camp headed this way, with fair
prospects: of reaching here some
time today.-Carrizo Miner.
Irrigation Superintendent Chew
says that the rain and snow Of last
week soaked the ground 30 thorough
ly that it will not be necessary for
the ranchmen to draw upon the res
ervojrs for water to do their spring
blowing. The bitches will be run
ming bankful, and there will be
pleoty OF irrigation for some time to
come and that without affecting the
reserve supply in the least.-La
Junta Tribune.
The governor has appointed Geo.
B. Wick, editor Of the Bent Comfy
Democrat, as water commissioner.
Mr.. Wick has been staunch demo
crat for so many years, that we fear
he has forgotten what water looks
like, but being newspaper man he
will soon adapt himself to the chang
ed conditions. We congratulate
YOU. Brother Wick, and invite you
to move down here where the bitches
you will superintend are located
A full force of agriculturists are
now looking after beet culture in
the fields, aiding the growers in
every way possible, that best results
may be secured. Last year the com
pany spent large sum Of money in
imparting instruction to the growers
and found that the expenditure
brought good returns. The same
liberal policy will be pursued this
year, and even better results are con
tidently expected.-Rock Ford En-