The Lamar register., 1903-01-14

j. ID. Martin yesterday contracted TO
sell his lands north east Of town to L.
M. Latta. The land sold consists of the
ne4 and the nw4 of section %, town
ship 81, S., OF range 46 west. with the
water right belong to the land.
Miss Annie Mourning went to La
Animas last week and will remain there
for some time, as she has probably TAX
en- position in store there. She will
be much missed here by the society
young folks, with whom she is a great
favorite.
Mrs. Harriet P. Mourning, and daugh
ter Amy, went to Pueblo Monday morn
ing to visit with relatives for few
weeks. Mrs. Mourning has been quite
i'll for some time, but is convalescing,
and it is hoped that the change will
greatly benefit her.
The masons held their first meeting in
their new lodge room last Thursday
night. The furniture for the lodge
room has not yet arrived but is expected
in a few days. Arrangements will then
be made to have the temple dedicated
and grand time is anticipated.
Dan Keesee came down from Las An
imas on Monday and will spend few
days here fixing up some business affairs
here. Dan is greatly pleased at the out
look for this part of the country, and
thinks that the ARKANSAS VALLEY
is bound to be the PLACE, all in big
capitals.
The coal shutes, which workmen have
been employed upon for some time, are
beginning to take shape. From the
present appearances they are to be big,
but it can not be said that the "schutes"
will add anything to the beauty Of the
scenery. They may be useful, but orna-
mental-nix.
The supreme court on Monday render
cd decision sustaining again the do
cree of the district court for this county
giving the Lamar canal priority OF
872f cubic feet dating ahead OF the
Amity canal. This case has been in
number OF years and the Lamar canal
has won in every instance.
Dick Knoddy, well known to all the
old settlers around Lamar, was taken Ill
with pneumonia last week and died from
the attack last Saturday night. Dick
was quite character and his familiar
face will be missed from the streets. He
was his only enemy. He had no rela-
tives around here and as he had no prop
erty or money, he was buried at the ex-
pense Of the county.
A very pretty and at the same time
rare sight in the plains country is the
ice on the fume OF the Maxwell ditch
south Of town. The solid mass OF ice
hanging down from the flume and
reaching the ground has covered up the
old roadway under the fume and forced
those using the road to lay out new
roadway. 1t looks like scene from the
great falls of the country had been
transplanted to the prairies.
Last Saturday night the third enter
tainment in the lecture course was CIV
en- by The Schuman Lady Quartette.
The opera house was we'll filed by an
audience which went away thoroughly
satisfied that there had been rich treat
served up to them. The program was
full of beautiful numbers, excellently
rendered. But the people, never salts
ged. demanded encore after encore, to
all Of which the quartette gracefully re-
sponded. The elocutionist with the
troupe simply captured the audience
and was delightful in her presenta tions.
The old board of county commission
ers met Monday and Tuesday morning
and closed up their business and ad-
journed. Immediately after dinner the
new board organized and J. K. Steven
son was elected chairman. The board
then proceeded to make the following
appointments: Road Overseers: District
No. l. ]. w. Bryce. No. 2, F. S. Butch
er. No. 8, H. 9. Murphy. No. 4, w. P.
James. No. 8, w. H. Blosser. ]. X.
Doughty was re-appointed County At
torney, DR.. ], s. Hasty was re-appointed
County Physician and Health Officer
and George G. Pollard was re-appointed
janitor of the court house.
What promised to be very serious
runaway accident occurred in the south
east part Of town on Sunday. Three Of
Fred Lees children and two of M. L..
Conwells children were out driving,
when the horse became frightened and
| running into a post on the embapkment