The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-05-23

County Attorney CRANKY Hillyer and
County Treasurer J. L. Adkins went to
Trinidad last Friday night to interview
the county officials there with regard to
proceedings which the various counties
along the line will have to take to make
the Santa Fe pay it's taxes.
Colorado Springs capitalists this week
purchased the Fort Lyon issue OF bonds
at % cents on the dollar with interest at
the rate of 81 per cent per annum.
This is good sale and will enable the
company to go right ahead with the
work of improving the canal.
Geo. ID. Robinson and John Il. Ad-
kins, county clerk and county treasurer
respectively. have gone to Denver and
will spend several days there attending
the big missionary meeting. In the
meantime their deputies are attending
to the business Of their offices.
j. G. Lester. of Kansas City, Mo-, was
here last Friday. attending to some bus
mess matters. Mr.. Lester used to be
largely interested in Prowers county
real estate, both in the way of loans and
owning lands. He has turned his atten-
ton to other fields and is engaged in
another kind of business.
Jas. b. Cline, one of the prosperous
farmers of Plum creek, was Lamar
visitor last Thursday. Mr.. Cline and
his father introduced the Campbell sys-
tor 20 int hai oh
nineteen years ago, and have always
raised splendid crops on dry land, and
prosperity has been the reward of their
energy.
The store room of Smart & Simon was
broken into Saturday morning and
number of articles of clothing stolen.
The thieves were tracked along the rail-
way by the officers until they reached
Prowers where they disappeared and
have not yet been heard from. The pro-
prietors of the store estimate their loss
at about $50.
A. L. Beavers has an ad in this issue
with regard to hail insurance which all
those having crops should read. His
company, the Des Moines Mutual, is
highly recommended by the insurance
commissioners of u number of states
where they have operated in past years,
and has paid all loses In full.
During the heavy electric storm on
last Sunday evening the barn on V.
Lyvere's ranch several miles north Of
Lamar was struck by lightning and
burned down. There were number Of
horses in the barn, but luckily Mr.. Ly
we're had a number OF guests in the
house at the time and by quick work
they succeeded in saving the horses.
Last week the miller moths were very
much in evidence, much to the annoy
ance and disgust of the occupants Of
houses. The pests seemed to get into
the best screened places, and how they
got in was mystery. A lamp placed
upon table and bowl of water near
by with little kerosene on top OF the
water, is the best way to get rid Of them.
After postponing the event three
times, the La Junta high school team
concluded to come down last Saturday
and play the Lamar team. But owing
to the fact that some Of the boys had
quit school, having secured situations,
the team was broken up and the La
Junta boys were informed that Lamar
could not play with them. So they did
not come.
Examinations were held at the public
schools on Monday and Tuesday of this
week, and now the school work for the
year is over except the holding OF the
closing exercises. The eighth grade
commencement exercises will be held
in the Baptist church on Thursday
evening of this week, and the High
School commencement exercises will be
held at the same place on Friday even
ing. On Monday evening the schools
will give play at the opera house, the
proceeds to 60 to the school library.
Twice during the past week the local
editor Of this paper has seen fires burn
ing quite freely and has put them out.
These fires were from rubbish that had
been set fire to and left, probably after
the party starting the fire thought them
burned out, or had poured water upon
them and thought the fire extinguished.
One of these fires was very close to
frame building and the sparks were
blown by the strong wind in such way