The Lamar register., 1902-02-05

Two MaTTleu Men. one 5luBs anu
dances with ability.
j. X Doughty and wife went up to
Las Animas this morning. Mrs. Dough-
ty will spend the day with friends, while
her husband will attend to some bust
ness matters.
Miss Lucy Novels went to Holly last
Saturday, where she has accepted posi-
tion in the school. Miss Novels taught
for number Of years in Lamar and the
people here wish her success in her new
position.
F. B. Koen was upon the Lamar streets
yesterday and looked just the same as
of old. He is interested in some con-
tracts, so we are informed, building
railroad down in Texas, or it may be
some other place. Any how he's got a
contract.
The new telephone connections are
being put in place and it will be only a
few days until we can talk to Denver,
Pueblo and other places way off. The
local telephone service will be vastly i'm
proved, also, and then the line will be
continued down to Holly.
1t is probable that rural delivery will
soon be one Of the convenient things es-
tablished around Lamar. Circular let
ters of instructions have been received
by the postmaster and any one may
read about it, by looking at the letter
posted up at the post office.
IL. Maxwell has purchased the build
ing now occupied by Geo. G. Maxwell,
and as soon as the latter moves out the
room will be used by the Lamar Hard
ware company for its furniture room.
The adjoining store, occupied by the
com pany is too small to accommodate
the large business done and the securing
of additional room was a necessity. The
price paid for the property was 5000.
Geo. T. Feast has opened up new
grocery and meat market in the room
Just north of the North Side hotel. He
has new and fresh stock Of groceries
and is making arrangement to keep all
kinds of fresh meats also as soon as the
room can be properly arranged. Mr..
Feast has been in the same business at
the same stand before and is we'll known
to the buying public of Lamar as
thorough business man.
The Las Animas Leader displays
u ! g. ! 10 l. 4
and ten instruments had been filed IN
the county clerks office during the
month of January. Why, neighbor,
there were two hundred and eighteen
filed in the county clerks office Of
Prowers county in that month. and for
the past twenty five months, the average
monthly filing has amounted to one
hundred and fifty.six instruments.
Last Thursday afternoon, the Misses
Morehouse gave most delightful after
noon lunch, in honor of Misses Laura
and Ivy Millinger, Of Holly. Young
ladies to the number of sixteen were
present, and progressive "Old Maid" was
played. Miss Josie Silver took the
"booby" prize, while Miss Agnes Mourn
ing captured the first. Dainty refresh
ments were served. And the girls all
said it was just perfectly lovely time.
Nearly every day, there are parties in
quiring at the county treasurer's office
for lands, which can be taken up under
tax certificates. One young lady wrote
the treasurer, asking him to send her
very choice piece of land, under the
ditch, and with water rights upon it.
AS there was not sufficient postage en-
closed, the land could not be sent. The
county has no lands now held under tax
certificate, except few scattered tracts.
Carl Lance, a young man who has
been acting as agent for an insurance
company, whose office is located in Den
YER, was arrested last Tuesday and taken
before Justice Downer. The young man
is charged with collecting insurance
dues, giving receipt as agent, when in
fact, he had not been connected with the
company for some months. AS those
from whom he collected were suspended
the charge against him was made, upon
which he was arrested. The young man
may prove himself innocent.
Last Friday evening, about eight
o'clock, fire was discovered burning
briskly under the kitchen of the resi-
dence house recently built by Nova
Butler. The alarm promptly brought
out the fire laddies, but Oscar Strain had
been first to arrive upon the scene and
with chemical engine" on his back
had extinguished the blaze before any