The Lamar register., 1903-08-12

tended visit with relatives in Ohio. l..
Writ will remain at home and endeavor
to "look pleasant" even if he does not
get his picture taken.
William Mcclure, who whent to Illi-
nois about month ago, to take vaca
tion rest up, returned home last Sunday
morning. He looks as though he had
been living upon the fat of the land and
had not done days work for year.
L. Il. Lee came home last week and
with the aid of crutch and cane, is
managing to get around. His knee was
badly dislocated recently, the result of
run away accident Mr.. Lee thinks
he is lucky that he was not more serious
ly injured.
James McNeen, the we'll known La
Junta brick maker and contractor, came
to Lamar last week and completed ar
rangements to lay the side walk in front
front of the masonic temple. The work
was to be done the first of this week,
but the rains interfered.
John j. Cooper, the big real estate
man OF Las Animas. spent last Thurs-
day in Lamar, transacting some real es
tate business. He has made sale of
some Prowers county land and water
rights, which were owned by John r.
Mulvane, for whom Mr.. Cooper is agent
in this section.
A tennis club has been organized in
town and quite number now belong to
the organization. Grounds have been
secured and IA tennis court will be laid
out. The treasury OF the club is we'll
filed and the members are promising
else from the sport.
Blind Joe, an ex-railroad man, who
upon our streets last Monday and ground
out alleged music. His machine bears
the inscription that it was presented to
have 1t repaired and buy some new rol.
lers. 1t is wonder that Joe is not
crazy as well as blind
Three times during the last week La
mar and vicinity have been visited by
soaking rains Last Thursday night,
Saturday night and Sunday night the
rain came down good and proper and
there was no damaging features such as
wind or hail with any of the storms
The good the rain has done can not be
estimated
The Ball Brothers, who have rented
the iron-c building, are fixing up the
interior in a very neat manner and pro
pose running tirst-class meat market
in connection with other business They
expect to start in with their room n eat
clean and attractive and to keep it so,
and to handle the best of every thing IN
their line.
Quite party OF young ladies' and
young gentlemen, duly chaperoned,
started out last Thursday evening for a
hay rack ride in the moonlight, their
destined point being this Amity head
gate. But by the time the party reach
ed the fair grounds, the moon withdrew
and the clouds came. There was hur-
rying for the grand stand and then the
rain came plenty. But then they all
had jolly time and had their lunch
Just the same and reached home between
showers, and nobody got ducking.
Storm at Granada.
GRANADA, Colo, Aug. 1.-THE worst
storm ever known in this section occur
red here at o'clock last evening. The
storm came up suddenly from the north
east and the wind struck the town al
most without warning. Several wind
mills were injured by the wind. The
warehouse of Noble & Bolton was blown
down and the machinery exposed.
blacksmith shop belonging to G. Walker
and one belonging to j. d. McCready
we're blown down. Not stick in the
Methodist church is left standing. The
front of the Keairns bnildipg on Main
street was blown out and other damages
are numerous.
The residence Of NJ. +. Dickinson was
badly damaged. Fl. L. Parish, promi-
nent resident of Granada, was struck by
piece of flying timber while putting
his horses in the barn and is still un-
conscious and in very critical condi-
tion.
Everything is rapidly being placed in
order and the damage was reduce ed to
the minimum, as very little rain follow