The Lamar register., 1906-07-25


senting Colorado, and A. c. Campbell
and w. S. Hughes, representing Uncle
Sam, we're in Lamar last week collecting
data to be used some time in the famous
Kansas Colorado water suit.
Rev. Panl j. Bunge, of Sugar City,
was in Lamar on Sunday and held Ger
man Lutheran services at the M. F.
church. He spent several days here
! making arrangements for building a
new church Of that denomination here.
In spite OF the large addition made
recently to the siding capacity OF the
railroad yards in Lamar, the Santa Fe
teams at work the past week grading
several thousand feet more for a new
siding.
A song recital will be given by Miss
Ida Porter, assisted by local talent, at
the M. E. church, Thursday evening,
July 26, at 8:15. Lovers of music should
not fail to hear the splendid program
that will be given. Adults, Soc, chill
dren 25c.
George B. Coover, recently OF Dunkirk,
Ohio. was here last week and took a
look at. the town and the surrounding
country. He continued on his trip to
what he saw here, that he will probably
return and locate.
M. H. Murray, ]. F.. Marlman and
Thad Huey, members Of the board OF
commissioners of Bent county, were here
yesterday accompanied by Fred II. Bull
len, the Pueblo bridge man. They had
been looking over the repairs on the
Prowers bridge.
DIR. w. j. Adams and his daughter,
Miss Minnie, Of Knoxville, Illinois. are
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Lee,
this week. DIR. Adams is an uncle Of
Mrs. Lee. They expect to spend the
summer at Colorado Springs and other
mountain resorts.
w. w. Mace, an old time friend OF
John F. Curry, who has been east visit
ing his brothers and sisters. whom he
had not seen for about twenty years,
stopped off here on his return trip to
visit few days. Mr.. Mace resides in
Riverside, California.
The Georgia Minstrels gave tent ex
hibition in Lamar last Thursday and
had large crowd. They got into
scrap at the depot'in the morning and
were not only bested in the scrap, but
their police court experience afterwards
cost them about 500.
Mrs. l.. Writ Markham and daughter
Verde, returned to Excelsior Springs,
No, yesterday. They we're called home
from there few weeks ago by the ILL
ness Of Miss Iva Markham. who has now
recovered sufficiently to allow them to
go back to the Springs.
Il. b. Hover has sold his farm under
the Hyde ditch to Mr.. Robert b.
James, of Clay county. Tenn, the deal
being closed last Saturday night,
through real estate agents Markham
and Watson. The farm contained 66
acres and the price paid was 1900.
c. /. Davis was moving his family and
effects from Corrizo to Lamar Tuesday.
where he will do tesming for the pres
ent. He brought up a few swine which
he sold to A. A.. Denny. Benz. Darling
and family and A. j. Harker were NOV
ing from the Cimarron to Lamar Also
Springfield Herald.
j. W. Gollsday, OF Lamar, was a La
Junta visitor Monday on business. Mr..
Golladay is in the real estate business
and has been resident Of Lamar for
over twenty years. He says that Prov
ers county is settling up very rapidly
these days, and that carloads Of east
erners are arriving there every week to
investigate land values.-La Junta Tri.
bune.
Michael O'Loughlan and Harry j.
Woods, who now reside at Nevada, Mo.
were here for q few days looking over
the country on Monday each filed on a
fine quarter OF land southeast Of town
aud will shortly come to Prowers coun-
ty to live. They report that about
twenty others will probably come from
their neighborhood and become settlers
and investors here, as they will make a
very favorable report Of this region.
w. F. Zumbrunn, an attorney resid-
ing IN Kansas City, Mo-, was here last
week, investigating land titles. His
clients are about to bring suits to set
aside tax deeds upon lands in which
they hold interests and Mr.. Zumbrunn
is very confident th at he can set the tax
deeds aside or course all the back tax
o. and interest will have to be paid. This
shows that lands which a few years ago
were considered worthless have become
worth having, or else the tax deeds
would not be attacked.
The new pump house for the Santa