The Lamar register., 1903-02-04

II. T. Chandler, who is heavily engag
ed in sheep feeding at Fort Collins came
down to look over the situation around
Lamar and spent couple of days inter
viewing the feeders of this vicinity.
Nova Butler has rented the Cooper
building just north Of the city hall and
will open up full line Of groceries there
in few days. He is well known to the
trade here and needs no special intro
duction.
Judge G. II. rybarger put in most Of
Monday attending to various business
matters around the county seat. The
Judge does not come up as often as he
used to, but when he does appear, he is
always full of business.
Cal Downing came up from the Down
ing Brothers ranch on Butte creek on
Monday and spent the day with his rel
atives. He returned Tuesday morning,
accompanied by Carl Downing. They
are preparing to dip their cattle.
The Union hotel was opened up to the
public by Manager McKeown on last
Sunday, and the long list of Lamar citi-
zens registered there for dinner on that
day shows how much it has been missed
by the people OF the town as well as the
travelling public.
The work being done by The Colorado
Telephone Company is quite surprise
to many. The company is putting in a
most substantial line of poles and wires,
as big as are put in the large cities. The
big poles and the many wires will make
the town look big.
Harry Noble came up from Granada
this morning and closed up land deal
for some land north west of town. He
purchasers were Ralph G. Hobbs and
Elbert r. Hobbs The young men Sc
cured nice tract of land.
Alden Benedict's original presenta-
ton of the dramatic sensation "Resur-
rection" by Count Leo Tolstoi will be
produced at the opera house on March
9TH. Owing to the high class of this en-
tertainment the management has been
seats to rs cents.
Monday evening the weather took a
sudden change and it was quite cold
and snow commenced to fall Tuesday
morning it was still showing little and
the ground was covered to small depth.
Last night 1t was very cold, but fairer
weather is promised and we will
undoubtedly have our usual good
weather again.
MARRIED-At the Methodist parson
age today by Rev. Richard Oates, Mr..
Frank G. Leslie and Miss Walden G.
Burgesser, both of Granada. The happy
young couple are both deservedly popu
lar in social circles at Granrda, and have
many friends throughout the county,
who extend to them heartiest congratu-
lations and best wishes.
Mrs E. Bentley Dennis recital will
be given at the opera house on February
1S, and the following list of performers
gives assurance that it will be well
worth attending: DR.. and Mrs. E. Bent
ley Dennis and Miss Lorenzo Sayler,
vocalsts; Mrs w. A. thinner and Mrs
J. G. Gillen, readers; Mrs. L. NJ. Latta,
pianist; Mr.. II. ]. Main, baritone; E. A.
Bannister, violin.
The new club room of the Commercial
Club is very nicely fitted up. The quar-
ters are larger than the old one, and are
so situated that the attendance is better
and sociability is promoted among the
business men. Wednesday night is
ladies' night, and it is expected that
there will be big turn out. tonight as
we'll as future occasions.
Chas. S. Smith will ship car load of
horses to the eastern market this week
and expects to make another shipment
in short time. He says it takes the
same freight to ship bunch of bronchos
worth $500 to the farmers that it does
for lot like he is shipping, that he has
paid $1,000 for, and it looks as il little
more attention paid to the quality of
stock raised would be source of big
revenue to our farmers.