The Lamar register., 1902-02-19

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the home, which he is constructing on
south Main street. The residence is not
completed, but there is part OF it in
shape to live In and MIR. Merrill has
moved in.
The Lamar Ranch company sold two
car loads of lambs on the Kansas City
market last Monday, at $3.50 and on
Tuesday, two more car loads at $500.
These are record prices and topped the
market. Anything from Lamar is al
ways first class, and everybody knows it.
The snowfall Of yesterday and last
night was sufficient to insure good
wheat crop this spring and everybody is
rejoicing over it. The storm has done
NO injury to the range stock as it was
quite warm,-in fact 30 warm that at
eleven o'clock last night the caves were
still dripping.
The old telephone machines are being
removed from the various residences
and the new ones are replacing them.
The work is being done as rapidly as
possible and Lamar can soon boast Of
being thoroughly up to date on the tele'
phone business and can say "Hello" as
loud as any body.
Messrs. Novels & Saylor went to Baca
county last week and spent several days
examining quantity Of land south and
east Of the Butte mountains, which they
have become interested in. They were
we'll pleased with their property and
think that it is good grazing land, but
not much for crops.
G. S. Chilson comes out ahead Of all
the beet growers around Lamar, and re-
ceived special mention among the 81
farmers who made the highest records.
He has two acres of beets which averaged
POI tons per acre; 18.1 per cent sugar;
74.4 per cent purity, and sold for s4.99
per ton-S2O7.4 Al for the two acres.
Treasurer Reynolds and M. Strain
took trip down to the Buttes last week
and inspected the country down in that
region. They had nice drive. but COM
ing home the weather changed little
too cold for Mort who for some time be-
fore he arrived home, thought good big
fire would be the prettiest sight he ever
saw.
B. s. Hostetter, state agent Of The
State Life Insurance Co. was down from
Denver last week, attending to some
matters pertaining to the business Of
the company. J. M. Miller, who is
local agent for the company and who
used to make his headquarters here, but
is now at Las Animas accompanied Mr..
Hostetter.
Last Thursday evening, quite an en-
joyable party was given in honor Of the
birthday Of Miss Agnes Fortune. While
the number in attendance was not large,
the ones present had most pleasant
time. Misses Madge Creaghe, Josie
Silver, Mabel Spoon and Bessie Dough-
ty and Messrs. Howard, Adams, Cooper,
Mclean and Strain, were the guests.
An elegant repast was served.
Fred Lee has bought safe and in
stalled it in his little store room. What
on earth Fred wants with a safe, no one
knows. 1t is we'll known fact that he
never made dollar in all the years he
has been here. At least he says so. May
be he is gong to make dollar or two
now and wants the safe to put the cash
in. Joe Conwell also bought a safe of
the same pattern and has it in h is barber
shop.
There is considerable talk Of forming
a company to prospect for oil or water,
in fact, to see il anything valuable can
be found at big depth. There will
probably be mass meeting called soon,
and the matter thoroughly discussed. 1t
is almost certain that big supply OF
artesian water can be obtained and this
would be valuable thing, il the we'll
should he located 80 that the water
could be piped into the town.
There was slight fall OF SNOW one day
last week, but yesterday the beautiful"
came down in earnest and covered the
ground to good depth. There was no
wind and the snow laid on the leyel. 1t
was a wet snow and will melt into the
earth. This will make good irrigation
and at this time, was very acceptable, as
it is the first real wetting that has come
for many months. 1t will be good for
the range as well as for the farm lands.
The Masons had work in the third de-
gree last Saturday night and had large
attendance. Hereafter, the regular com
munication Of this lodge will be on the
second and fourth Thursday of each