The Lamar register., 1902-02-12

G. Frost Liggett went to Denver this
morning on business.
One OF our merchats says his firm paid
out over 5000 last year for freight
charges.
A c. Norwood, a prominent stock man
of Las Animas, is In. Lamar today at
tending to business.
Quite number of hydrants "froze
up" during the recent cold spell and the
repair man had busy time OF it. He
has not yet finished his work.
The Lamar Commercial club is hecom-
ing one Of the most popular societies in
the town and its membership list is
rapidly filling up. 1t serves as u board
Of trade as we'll as for amusement and
recreation.
Special attention is called this week to
the new firm OF Harndon & Mudd, who
have recently bought out the Hageman
& Payne store on North Main street.
Their ad appears in another column Of
the paper this week.
There will be special communication
of the A. F. & A. M. at the lodge room
tomorrow night, and work in the third
degree will be exemplified. A full at
tendance is desired and visiting brethren
are invited to attend.
That the winter is passing is evidenced
by the gradual lengthing Of the days.
The dark does not come nearly 80 quick
as it did short time ago, but there is a
lot Of us who do not seem to want to re-
alize that it gets light earlier in the
morning.
Markham & Cox sent Thousand lambs
to market last week and they were sold
on the Kansas City market, bringing the
best price of the season. The feeders
are shipping much earlier this year than
they did the last season, and the returns
are much more satisfactory.
J. w. Wood, who has been butchering
this week, says this is the first time he
ever saw such warm weather in Febru-
ary that there was danger Of meat spoil
ing before it could be cured. He says
"Missouri is a good state to come from.
but Colorado is good state to come
to-"
The number Of people who indulge in
the exhilerating exercises Of horse back
riding is steadily increasing and the Ia
dies, who long held the fold alone are
being joined by the gentlemen, who find
the amusement makes them better fitted
to endure the trials of business life. All
work and no play does not always pay.
Shortly before Christmas Alfred Hun
ter and family, who had made their
home here for several years, got dis
satisfied and thought they would go
back to good old Missouri" to live.
Fortunately they did not ship their goods
and the first Of the week they all return
ed to Lamar, satisfied that there is no
other place quite 30 desirable for home
as sunny Colorado.
Mrs. L. M. Blackwell and Mrs Maud
Stewart have commenced work on new
set of abstract books, and intend to push
the work along. They started on their
work last Monday afternoon, and com
menced on the transcribed records Of
the county. AS the work over which
they must go represents the recording
Of the past fourteen years, they have
quite Job before them.
George G. Maxwell, who has been one
Of Lamar's enterprising merchants for
several years past, has closed his store,
and removed to Rocky Ford, where he
will re-enter business. Mr.. Maxwell
came here from Rocky Ford where he
has large interests, and these have
obliged him to return to that town as he
could not attend to both places at once.
Lamar regrets to lose citizen like Mr..
Maxwell, but of course he has to look
out for his best interests. Mrs. Maxwell
will also be missed from among the many
friends she has made here.
The Women's club met Wednesday,
February 8, with Mrs. Wormley. The
meeting was called to order and the
president read an article in favor of
Woman's clubs being conversational
rather than parliamentary. Mrs. Jones,
the leader, had obtained very much in
teresting information concerning the
structure, decorations and decorators of
the congressional library, which were
read by Mesdames Jones, Parrish, Mark
ham, Wormley, Hottel,- Gould, Cooper