The Lamar register., 1902-01-01

William Il. Norge filed homestead
last week in sec. 23-2l-45.
Thomas Griffith made final proof on
his homestead near Carlton last week.
Austin Howes left yesterday for Colo
RADIO Springs to make his home with his
parents.
August F. Buck, of Granada. filed a
homestead Dec. 26, in sec. 11-22-44 north
of Granada.
Jennie M. Grant, OF Canon City filed a
homestead Dec 26 in sec. 35-2l-48 in
Bent county.
Raymond Nelson, who has been visit
ing in Independence, Mo-, returned home
this morning.
Hon. r. R. Ross and daughter were in
Lamar visiting friends during a portion
of the holidays.
Frank Dowler, one Of the engineers at
the electric plant, left last night for his
old home in Nebraska.
D. Fl. Smith, OF Denver, representing
the Denver Republican, was in Lamar
on Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Ida Bloom, of Granada, made
homestead filing Dec. %, in sec. 1894
about miles west of Granada.
A. E. Bent went to Denver and from
there to Kansas City last week. He had
business of Importance ut both places.
Rufus s. Bolles, of Lamar, has filed
homestead in sec "a and 25, township q,
range 81 in the south part of Bent coun-
ty.
Mrs. Jennie Steward has resigned her
position in Boyd's dry good store and
will remain at the home of her parents
for time.
A. E. Donaldson, recent arrival from
Illinois, has opened stock of general
merchandise in the stone front on north
Main street.
Wade Stevens. recently OF Rocky Ford,
is now clerking in Geo. G. Maxwell's
clothing store. He is an experienced
clothing man.
Hon. c. G. Goodale, surveyor general,
came down from Denver last Saturday
to look after business matters here and
see his many friends.
Miss Bessie Doughty entertained a
few friends last night at watch party.
The young folks had good time, and
stayed from 1901 to 1902.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Mourning are
down from Pueblo, visiting their parents
and enjoying good time generally
among their numerous friends.
Misses Lizzie ]. and Carrie NJ. John
ston, of Kingman, Kansas, are spending
the holidays in Lamar, visiting their
brothers w. j. and J. M. Johnston.
w. Il. Tarbell and G. S. Richards, rep
resentatives OF the Colorado Springs
Gazette, spent the day here Saturday,
and obtained large list OF subscribers
for their paper.
Frank Holmes returned from an ex-
tended western trip last Saturday. He
is travelling for the Lamar Milling &
Elevator company, and is doing some
good work in his line.
Mr.. Brooks, from Syracuse, Kansas,
has purchased the City Meat Market
from Mitchell and Blurton, and will
continue to run it at the old stand. He
took charge this morning.
J.D. Martin finished up trade for a
valuable farm on the north side during
the past week. He secures a fine eighty
acre track, adjoining his homestead and
with it an old fashioned water right.
L. Writ Markham returned Sunday
morning last, from his trip to Ohio and
other points along the way. He went
to Denver the same evening, did up his
business In hurry and returned Tues
day morning.
This is the first Of the New year and
you must be very careful to write it
1902 Should you write it 1901; scratch
your head, chew the pen holder, rub out
the one with your finger, tear up the pa
per, but don't get mad about it.
The Denver Times of Monday an
nounces the death at Galveston, Texas,
of G. Herbert Brown, formerly editor OF
the Granada Graphic, and we'll known
to many of our old settlers. He was
still young man and through his abili-
ty as an editor had been advanced to a
prominent position on the leading daily