The Lamar register., 1910-09-07
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partnership in the real estate and
insurance business, and have their
office at 800 south Main street.
Editor Joe T. Lawless returned
from Pueblo last Sa urday even
ing. and is much improved in
health. He is able to be around
a little though not in condition yet
for full days work.
Miss Gail Parrish entertained at
dinner Tuesday evening Misses
Verde Markham, Anna Buckley and
Cora Conwell and Messrs. L. M.
Taylor, DR.. A. p. Taylor, Glenn
kirkpatrick and John Manbeck.
A. E. Bent was here last week
making arrangements for the COM
mencement of work on his hotel
annex east of the alley at the Ben
Mar hotel. 1t will be fine build
ing and have several store rooms
underneath.
The commissioners are in session
this week as a board of equaliza-
ton adjusting the assessments for
the year. Messrs. Manville, Rey-
nolds and Gregory are all present.
They will meet again in two weeks
to hear complaints.
The city council held its regular
meeting ON Tuesday evening and
allowed bills. They passed an Or
.dinance forbidding the soliciting of
orders for liquors in the town Lin
its. They appointed E. E. Pike
police Judge to succeed the late w.
P. Bell.
The first homeseekers excursion
of the Payne Investment company
reached Lamar this week and over
fifty of the excursionists are out
now looking over the lands under
irrigation. About fourteen autos
are being used in showing them
the country.
The Lamar schools opened on
tuesday with the largest enrollmen,
in their history. The high school
enrolment was 11S and a num-
Der more to come which will bring
it up at the end of the first week
to higher figure than the total
enrolment for last year.
The repairs on the pipe line
from Clay Creek are now progress
ing rapidly. The creek aphons
have sprung a number of new leaks
which took up all the water but
these will soon all be replaced
with wood. and then the city will
be able to get about 200 gallons
per minute of good water.
The attendance at the Johnston
Jeffries pictures in Lamar was large
and the people were we'll pleased
with the pictures. The fight itself
could much better be called hug
ging match, but the pictures OF
Reno and the training quarters and
the scenes in the arena and during
the fight were fine. and everybody
was satisfied with the exhibition.
A special term of the district
court Is in session this week trying
4 number of tax title cases trans
serred here from Baca- county.
Judge Morris of Colorado Springs
is presiding and Hon. John F. Mail
of Denver and Judge Northcutt of
Trinidad, besides a number OF the
members of the local bar. are in
attendance. There are nearly forty
cases on the docket.
A stranger by the name of Peter.
Simonhoff was arrested Saturday
in Granada by Sheriff Simpson on
account of his peculiar actions. He
tried three times to commit suicide
and nearly succeeded the third
lime when he took the crystal OF
mis- watch and cut the artery In
mis- wrist. Prompt action on the
part of doctors saved his life. how
ever. When searched he had
nearly a thousand dollars in cash
On his person besides considerable
valuable jewelry. He was taken
Tuesday to Pueblo where he was
placed in the insane asylum. Fall
ure in a love affair is supposed to
account for the condition of the
unfortunate victim.