The Lamar register., 1901-09-11


| ,ous affairs Of business to look after ana
incidentally assured the people that
Baca county would go republican this
fall.
Mrs. d. L. Cooper has gone to Pueblo
for visit with friends. From there she
will 90 to Colorado Springs and enjoy
the pleasures OF that beautiful city.
/ Meanwhile "Daniel" has promised to be
good boy and tend strictly to the post
office.
Several of the streets have been re-
| ceiyinp some needed attention. Big
| bumps and uneven places have been re-
moved and the places leveled off so that
one can drive with great deal more
! comfort than before. The good work
should go on.
The New York Store was removed
this week to the stand on east Main
street formerly occupied by A. Chris
tian. The store room vacated by them
was promptly taken possession OF by w
ii. Cox, who is opening up large line OF
groceries there.
1t Is reported that there will be some
good races at the fair ground track next
Saturday. There is so be band con-
cert there on Sunday and this latter
event will doubtless draw out n large
crowd. The band deserves an apprecia-
tive attendance.
The w. G. Il. U. will hold it's regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. Jessie
Hunnicutt, north of NJ. h. church. on
Friday p. IN. at three o'clock. AS this
is the time for the regular yearly elec
requested to be present SCRIBE.
Where ever you see a couple OF men
earnestly talking together, it does not
follow that one is trying to borrow n
dollar or two. 1t is barely possible that
the parties may be talking politics, es-
pecially as candidates are now beginning
to bloom and hope soon to be picked
is to the winners.
The best troupe which was ever at
Lamar is the verdict on Huebner's
Strolling Players, who will be here for
the Fair week. They jump from Hutch
lnson here and this Is the smallest town
they play. They have special scenery,
II actors and give good repetoire OF
plays. Get your seats early.
Mrs. w. II. Brun, OF Denver, was here
last Friday, attending to some matters
before the county court. Mrs. Brun is
better known here under her former
name as Mrs. Robert TIllitt, and she has
many friends in the county, who will be
glad to know that she is in good health
and very pleasantly situated in her Den
yer home.
Fred Cooper has gotae to Boulder and
will spend the next few mon this at that
place, investigating and slowing away
in his head, all that he can learn about
lightning, electricity and such like.
Fred is pretty well up in these matters
already but he is going to be thorough,
as he intends to become an electrician
and make that profession his life work.
Barry Heaton is down from LaJunta,
visiting his parents. He is also looking
around and investigating the chances of
procuring good sized pasture. He is
accompanied by Mr.. Washburn, who is
interested with Mr.. Heaton in the cattle
business. They will find it hard prop
osition to get any suitable prsture, as
most everything in that line is taken
up.
George Watson had occasion on Tues
day to again exercise his authority as
ing through, had horse hitched behind
his wagon, and had it roped up in such
a manner that it had to "come along"
The poor animal was foot sore and hard
ly able to walk, in addition to being al
most starved Mr.. Watson took the
animal away from the man, who was
glad enough to give it up and escape
arrest
When the newspaper man asks for
news he sgets the invariable answer,
"There's going to be a fair next week
and it is going to be success too"
Well, as everybody is helping more or
less, the fair is sure to be success and
| it should be. Let all who possibly can
do so, attend the fair, at least one day
out of the three. Help swell the gate
receipts and make the first fair a good
one. There will be no trouble about the
next one, then.
Several people went out to the reser-
voirs last Sunday and spent the day on
the shore. They had plenty of nice
| o,,d n,, ;a,.al tho nauol Il. Of Inv