The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Gerecke were Pu-
eblo visitors the first Of the week.


ness in Lamar this week. He says the
Campbell system has not been a huge
success in his neighborhood this season.
Sidney F.. Hellstrom, OF Lawrence
Kansas. who recently filed on a home
stead under the south side ditch, has
leased the Irwin farm near Lamar and
expects to start dairy there.
E. NJ. Mears was in Canon City on
Monday and INDUCED in a runaway IN
which he was badly spilled from bug.
gy, but strange to say the other fellow
struck the wire fence, which is Mears
special privilege.
The Geo. A. Watson Land Co. this
week sold w. A. Stout, of Kansas, one
quarter section irrigated at $50 per acre
and two quarter sections Of dry land at
81 per acre. Also 80 acres under the
Hyde ditch at $50 per acre to w. s.
Nibiack, OF Butler, Mo.
County Clerk H rag and Deputy Ban
mister were busy last Saturday record
ing a little million dollar mortgage,
which the Las Animss Sugar Co. had
given to the American Mortgage Trust
Co. of New Yors. Most of the lands
were IN this county comprising the Man
vel ranch.
Died-At the family home in Lamar
on Monday Of this week, Nellie, the IL
year old daughter of Louis Hines. The
body was taken to Neosho. Mo-,
yesterday for inter nent. The family
have the deepest sympathy of the COM
munity in their great loss.
Vol. No of the Wiley lndepe ndent
arrived on our exchange table the first
Of the week, and Is newsy and very
attractive looking paper. Ernest
Schwahn, Jr.. we'll known in Lamar is
the editor and proprietor. He visited
Lamar on Sunday and Monday.
On last Thursday Under Sheriff Fred
Lynch and Marshal Russell took one Q.
w. Wilson off of train No. 8 just after
noon. Word had been received from
Denver that he was wanted there for
holding up citizen and taking over
500 from him. The Denver officers
came down the next morning and took
him back.
Mrs w. w. Cooper On last Thursday
afternoon entertained about twenty five
of her lady friends at luncheon and
card party. The scoring and prizes
lAd in, n a nd r, a
ting manner, furnishing much amuse-
ment for all. Dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess and all the ladies
enjoy ed a very pleasant afternoon.
Prof j. II. Simmons, Shorter College,
Rome, Calls entertainment was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. His rsndi-
tions are natural and effective. There
was conspicuous absence Of that ex-
aggerated and bombastic style which
has done so much to bring the profess
sion into disrepute. Opera House Fri
day evening, Oct 18th.
The 4. J. Sayler Dredging Co. have
finished their work OF enlarging the big
Otero canal and are this week moving
their outfit from Rocky Ford to Lam
caster ON the Arkansas Valley r. r.,
where they will begin work at once on
the enlargement OF the eastern division
of the Amity canal. Frank Sayler will
have charge Of the work and he and his
wife will reside at Holly.
Daily Times-JournaI,O Okla. City, o. L.
The entertainment given last evening
by w. Powell Hale was a rare treat. Mr..
Hale is unsurpassed in his impersona
tions and the audience was held in
closest attention during the entire pro-
gram. No more promising young artist
has appeared in Oklahoma this season.
At Opera House Dot. IL.
A trip last Sunday by auto with Mr..
and Mrs. L. J. Sayler to Lancaster north
west OF Holly was a revelation to the
editor who had not been over that Sec
ton for several years. The entire region
which only about seven years ago was
raw prairie and much of it still govern
ment land is now almost a solid farming
section dotted everywhere with good
farm houses, and the roads lined with
fine fields of beets and alfalfa. The new
stations on the branch railroad also
show evidences of the great progress
and prosperity of this region. 1t is only
very few years ago that we were en-
gagged in proving up several quarters OF
this land without any near neighbors
but the coyotes.
The Santa Fe Special Feeders Iusti-
tute train reached Lamar yesterday
evening, and was met by large crowd.
The train brought number Of exper. q
from the agricultural college and also
successful feeders and packing house
men. The object was to encourage the
stock raising and feeding industry in
the valley, and esq ecially to encourage
the rais,ng of hogs. 1t is the shortage
Of the latter that has prevented the es-
tablishment of large packing houses at
Pueblo and Denver and the making Of
home market for all our live stock. A