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THE LAMAR REGISTER. J. K. DOUGHTY. I City Editor. [ Abstracts. < The only set of Humeri- , oal Abstracts of the Rec ords of Prowers coun ty. > Abstracts to Farm and j City Property furnished an shortest notice. Terms Reasonable. ' Address PROWERS CO. ABSTRACT Co. Lamar. Colo. — 7 i MONEY TO LOAN Plenty of elieup Money for good farm and city loans. Call and see me L. WIRT MARKHAM. For Rent. Good farms with abundant water j 1 supply. Apply to this office. ■ 1 1 Peach butter at Parmenter’s. Oar Italian cl ami ate is making a gallant struggle to come back. B. B. Brown came down from Pa e . o last Saturday and remained over Sunday. S»« the new ads of Johnston * dry g .L store and Dunning’s grocery ou this page. E. B Pike went to Granada today iti rai'Htiy with Mr. Thompson to look .tt -ome cattle. The curbstones bare been set for th- sidewalk aroand tbe Union Hotel bat the tilling is still lacking. y/ Quite a number of our citizens are figuring on going to Denver to at tend the atcckgruwers’ meeting. F. H. Rosacrans and family will soon move into towu. Mr Rosacrans has been appointed deputy assessor Pike’s building c*u Main street is receiving a freshing up in front, Gus Uapier being engaged in painting it The conntv clerk’s office is still keeping up its record, and the nmn ber of instruments filed averages quite large Franz Brothers received their large St. Bernard dog yesterday and the old fellow makes himself perfectly at .home in the store. O G. Hens was elected county at tomev of Otero county last week, and j the commissioners are to be congrat uluted on their choice. The Springfield Herald very neatly advertises the Santa Fe Route, and announces that on the California/ Limit-.'l “birth** are electric lighted. The Christian chnrch social an nonuced for Friday evening of this week at the residence of Mr. and Mrs P. S. Lynch has been postponed. Manager Golladay of the o|*»ro house has placed an arc light at the 4 front door, and this enterprise of the manager is ranch appreciated by the ! public. Judge Blodgett received a tele- j gram on Saturday last announcing tbe arrival of a new grandson. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lee, of Pueblo, are the prond parents. John Duncan has been np from Holly part of this week, closing up a big land deal for the Amity Land Company. Incidentally, he took in; the show last night. S I G. H. Downer has recently par chased a very fine incubator and in tends to try his Inck at raising chick ens. As he intends to go about it in the right way it is probable that he will succeed. The old “City Hall’’ building on ! Olive street is being torn down, and; will soon be a thing of the past. It has long been a dangerous fire trap, j and was fast becoming a ruin, and i its removal will not be regretted byj '<*nyone. Quite a number of the Lauiar friends of Miss Myrtie Chapman were at the depot when No. 2 went through last Saturday to bid her farewell. She was returning to her mother’s homo in Hutchisoo, Kansas. Try Parmenter's peach butter. * i ■ An $8.00 cabinet now $5.00 I See Will BUlingslea at l’arlor: barber shop. Go to O. F. Dowuing's shop north of the railroad track for blacksmith and wagon work. Sweet, Orr & Co.’s genuine Eng lish corduroy pants to be had only at Johnston’s clothing store. • Every pair warranted. Notice the change of date of sale of tickets to the stockgrowerw* con vention at Denver. They will be on sale January 22 and 23. The water works have been rather off for the part few days, and those of our citizens who have been accus tomed to do their weekly wash with art*«ian water, had a ban! time of it this week, when they bad to Use the ban! water that is being pumped in- j to lb.® uiaius. J The Odd Fellow* of Grenada' will give a hall at their new ball on Tuee day, January 31. Everybody is in vited. The ball committee is com posed of J. L Mayfield. Frank Mil burn and J. H. Chaplin, and every thing possible will done to have an enjoyable time. There has been quite a lot of talk about small pox being in this vicinity, but there is none of the disease here, nor as yet any symptoms of it. Dr Hasty, the county health officer, sav«* it keejw* him busy denying the many statements, and he says these rumor have gone a long way a The German American Staff of Physicians and Surgeon* now at I**- Animas will be in Lamar next Mon day and remain two weeks 1 he\ art accompanied and advertised by a troupe of expert theatrical artists, who will give eutertaiumeuta each evening at the opera bonse. Last Sunday Harry Mauville had , a birthday, and a» a gentle reminder his brother, C. A. Mauville, who is county clerk of Fremont county. Ne hra.ska. seut him a huge postal card with 36 years stenciled in large* tig ures on the hack. He also informs us that be had turkey for dinner. W. E. Webber, who has been elec trician at the Lamar electric light plant since it began operations, re signed last week and returned to hi* home in Eldorado, Illinois. Mr. Webber is a genial and sociable gen tleman. and made many warm friends here who regret that he decided to leave Lamar. Next Sunday morning Rev. Knack ey will deliver the third of the series of sermons on the seven chorchee, Th«—e sermons are proving very in teresting and instructive, and every one who possibly can should attend j ' and bear them. In the evening the j pastor’s subject will be “Sinking | Peter.” Hymns for morning 7SU, j 505, 810; evening 4, 567, 430. The married folks* clnb hadanotb \ er dance last Friday night and en-\ ! joyed themselves hngely. There were coffee and sandwiches nerved j between times, and, as they were fur , nished by Fred Lee, of OOUXM they l were good. Then every one was so i 1 rial, and made it a point to be plenty ant to each other, and in consequence | the affair was a complete succeed: William MeClnre, who has l*een ; the janitor of the coart hoase for ' several years, bat who recently de j cided to remove to Boalder, left for that town yesterday morning. Be fore he went the officials at the court ; house, as a token of their apprecia I tion of Mr. McClure’s work and also ; of their esteem of him as a man, bought and presente*! him with the finest arm chair there was in Mar 4 ker’s store. A meeting of the stockholders of the Fort Lyon Canal Company will i be held on the first Saturday in Feb ruary, and also on the first Saturday ! of each succeeding month. The ob ject of these meetings will be to give i the stockholders an opportunity to • make known their grievances if they i have any. The president, B. B. Brown, and other officers will be in attendance to explain matters from I the management’s standpoint These I meetings should be the means of al | laying much of the dissatisfaction that has existed at times, and it is hoped there will be a large attendance. By order of Committee. X OST— Between the Bank corner and the school house a seal akin mnff. Finder will please leave at this office. / ! Xho AU« Hey wood Company j wliich gave an entertainment at 001-, ; laday’s ball last night is well names! j j "IVilm Company." Knob member 1 is an artist, ami undoubtedly the ! program rendered by them was ap ’ predated more than any that lias I ever been seen hv a Lamar audience. . Mr. Hevwood was a revelation in bia 1 impersonations. The piauo numbers of Miss lleimer were very good, an.i her work as an aecompamst was ei |.receive and tasty Mis* Dreecher had an elegant violin and knew bow to draw out its sweetest tones. I I"' singing of Mr I)eßray was fine Al ; together tb# audicnco wan autuuai aattc. and the parfonwwi w«r»« #n- j com) again and agam Mr Ooiladay u>ad«* no tnifOat** in jfettioi? tbw | I tipupe hero, ant) although the |of admission wa* itooblw), it wa«« j proren that Lamar will pay to «*•* j touipthiog iwally good. 4 I>uvv Crock Mi draw quit* a well j tilled bou*w» la*t Saturday night at | Golladay'a ball. Tbo *v*r popular Gas Kapier was “Daby” aod an h* j !so well known it i* o*cdl•‘w* to «**y ’ tbat be was at hw b#«* Tb« rwt of | lh*» c&M wa« frvtn local talent, aod • ‘ tbo Lamar Dramatic Club can ati ! ibatitwowd RWiotwi Mm Head j ■wbaw wa-* very good, aod knew hw j line* well. K tritie mot* animation would bar® helped her part Mr* \\ attmira, a* Mr* Crockett, wa* a very dignified m-»tber and earned l*t part fiemdiocly well Trm*a I Ita|>i«>r bad vm littl** to do, but d»d t hat meeU Mr VV »*hb«n) seem* to ! i.ar** Mrwk the right character to the j a>l«I man. and lk»*erman and W aitrntre fioth show derided improve { ».»ei t Billy Bukop waa all right, -no Tb*» M**t»*rj wa* all nearly ! p«iat#d ami pnmutid lb# play to the h««it advantage p“*ibb on a -mail Mag# Thom* taking part in 'i he play, however, are all subject to .-ntiri-m for a fault couirooo to ama i-iir-. they do not -p' *l londetwmgb j On the other band we might auggeet to the that the boy* in ! »b*> back part of tb«* ball apeak too j | l«»nd May Valla*. Ira MeVfr liw the Dm Lantbt'rroin farts f«»r a y«ir. W E. Tuttle and J Idler bawaj purchased a wall drilling machine; and u« now exploring for artesian | water on Mr. Idle*’* farm. Sheldon i* wintering hi* stock • on the Cardan and Stavco* farm#. W E. Tnltla rrtnrtifd frxn Mi* j ! «ouri last Saturday- Tba weather' there —wall frc*(. thaw, mud and snow wara tba only variation* in it. Tba blarklKMinl for tba wbx>l j j house did not materialize which i»} ' unfortunate for tba school. Water reached tba supply canal j last Wednesday. Tha waatbar ia toe* , cold to run water, but it will soon be different. Jay. j Clearance Sale. <'on;mate.ng V- n ay Ian. H’tfc we will sell any aod all ladies* and children’s cloak*, ca|»ea and jackets I at per cant discount from our j * former price. To cltws them out. we do not wish to carry any cloak* over. $*i.00 cloak* or cape* now $4 00 $5 50 now $8.85—$500 rfow $3 .50 1 $4 BO now $3.00- $4.00 now $2.75 etc All woolen underwear ladies’, j gent’s and cbildreuV. we will sell at. ; 25 par cent discount. Also a large j assortment of shoes, odd* and euds.. ; all of them solid leather and a bar i ; gain at the price But they are ram ! nant* of onr fall stock tba sizes are broken and they must go regardless! ! of cost to roakp room for our spring 1 stock which will be larger and more* complete than at anv time heretofore. W. J. JOHNSTON, Leader in Dry Goods, Lamar. Roses. 2 pink, 2 red, both varieties double: 2 Maiden’s Blush, 2 lilac, 2 flox, 2 tansy; home grown collection $1.00. Order early. Miss MableStream, Lamar, Colo. C. M. Lee, Beal Estate, Insurance, Collections. Stockmen, Attention! ! 1 i 320 acre bottom farm Uuder fence, i Louise, outbuildings. young orchard, grove and 30 acres of alfalfa; open fto free range, for sale for cash at $5.00 , per acre. Inquire at this office. Makes the food more delicious and w holesome Sgl Try Parmanter* bom* production h batter. Family M*win*r machine*. warrant ad. only $'29.00, IrwinV F*a»t A Stavau*. north of depot.! »all Fanuaater** jwafb butter. Call and *>**«* “or Iina of Uiroaa C. C HUDDLESTON. ParmonterV poach hotter for *al* i by F«a>t A St«r«*o«, north of depot. I Shorthorn bulla for *ala Price *4<» to $125. M. J M. Miixix. Carlton. Colo { TV annual convention of the Ka tiooal Stockjrrower*.* A—odaiioo will !<* bald in Denver from January *24 to 27, inelnaiv* On Ihta ooraaion th* Santa Fa will wake a rata of onr fan* for the rvaod trip. TvckeU will b* on »al* Jan. ‘22 and ‘23 with a final j rvtaro limit of t wanly day a AtfvartlMd Latter LW. The following ia a liat of the on claimed l«lt«n remaining la tbi* of ho» January IS, 1BW: Abayta, Jtw R. Iz-wriliw Sir*. J V. (J) U'lraw. Mn. (n«qt» In calling for tbaee letter* planar «ar "ailwrtiMd." U K. Coorma, P M. $1000 to Loan at 1 par cent par mouth altar Jany I A. K CRAWFORD. CURE A COLO IN ONt OAT. r>0 LaaMfev Wrr— TOM*. At: 4ra«i*i* Miiwl iwfi W »« «* <*»•• ®* TlMfflMlMhwLa g. Ml MO UtM. The * * * Time is coming! When the housekeepers of Lamar and all over Sctd eastern Colorado will soon beftin to think of k :* cleaning, and when they look at that old earpe: u decide that they must hare a new one, they «l hardly be able to wait Tor nice weather to - i* work. If they will call and examine :he new Stock of Carpets Just received at W. J. Johnston's; 5000 yards -• dozen different patterns, all new and tasty or the Latest Patterns In the market. And The prices so low. 22 |c. SOc. 40c, 45c, 65c and 75c a yard. The Bat All Wool Two Ply Ingrain Extra Super Lowell » 65c and 75c made up ready for the floor. We loti* you to call and examine the quality and prices. W. J. JOHNSTON, Leader In Dry Goods and Shoes m Dunning’s Crocery for Ranch Supplies* K. E. DUNNINC, Manager. Hardware, Furniture, Tinware, Harness, etc. Wo carry the largest stock in our line ever carried in eastern Colorado and can sell to yon at lowest prices ever kuown in the Arkansas valley. THE LAMAR IARDWARE CO, Horn* road* p*a< h Poor Farm. (i«l your o!< fl-.-* r; , 0 N**w JitiH of ;. * . Mcli«an’f. H If yon bav«* muyU.-.r 3 paired take it U U pair *!»•>j> I'r.c*-- j work Fia«» laundry at j. : • i , M. :.'* *'b*Ui»t. K » < .... • r. <1 a-'. 1 r»i u r. • 1-* »v«. Why will you . *. fi*»«*r* and *-th* r k a Thermal yy|‘-r ! ,H| *ur<* proi. ut »!;%*• -*• the* art* nu*t;fi v*ni. ! Bjiujkwj*. Atfw.t H SANT A FC ROUTE. B Up** nrul Irrpfo.oi T-n r, IVf'pf to < "a!. f • ■ t ;. . « ,j,i H Two faat lr*ir-» . • •'•' •**■' ' and Chk-ago. 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