Sheriff Tate Shot in Pursuit of Robbery Gang
Sheriff Frank Tate was wounded in a gunfight as he and Under Sheriff Frisbie pursued a three-man gang suspected of robbing Postmaster Frybarger and Graneda hardware store. Tate’s right arm was disabled by a rifle shot, Frisbie’s horse was hit, and the robbers fled toward the cedars. A large posse formed, and Tate was moved toward Denver for surgery. the operation reportedly saved the arm though bone loss complicates reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Frisbie
Carlton
Frybarger
Noble & Bolton
Granada
Lamar
Sheriff Tate
The
Cedars
Mesers
Drs. Hasty
Fewkes
Las Animas
Theij Ranch
Carrizo
Denver
Hasty
Frank Tate
Uncle Sam
M. J. McMillin
McMillen
Samar
J.R
Daring Carlton Robbery Shocks Town
Carlton notes describe a Friday evening robbery at Carlton on November 28. OC H Frybarger, owner of the town’s principal store, welcomed a stranger who bought a trivial item, received change, then faced a pause as a six shooter was leveled and a demand for money followed by two accomplices joining the scene to plunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton
H. Frybarger
Frybarger
Sera
Woman's Club Meeting On Music Led By Mrs Doughty
Report of last meeting is omitted due to a legal notice. The session, led by Mrs Dickinson with Mrs Doughty and Mrs Parrish, featured a music topic and a program by Fred Cooper Miss Bessie Doughty and Mrs Gould. Next meeting to be led by Mrs Dickinson with Mrs Garvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickinson
Doughty
Jones
Parrish
Fred Cooper
Bessie Doughty
W. C. Gould
Garvin
Pleasant Valley School Report for Month Ending November 28
School report lists 17 teaching days, 10 male students and 14 female students enrolled. Average daily attendance is .20 with a count of tardies. The students neither absent nor tardy: Mamie Cochran, Grace Gilbert, Vidah Martin, Scottie Martin, Archie Pearl, Hazel Stevenson, Olive Stevenson, Harold Rowe. Lily M. Brosser, Teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
Mamie Cochran
Grace Gilbert
Vidah Martin
Scottie Martin
Archie Pearl
Hazel Stevenson
Olive Stevenson
Harold Rowe
Lily M. Brosser
The Convict's Daughter at the Opera House
The Convict's Daughter a true tale of rascality and innocence will be seen at the Lamar opera house on December 9. It boasts heavy production values with extensive scenery and electrical effects and has earned praise on tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Lamar
New Laurels for Pepso Quinine from Lamar
Pepso Quinine earns praise for its effectiveness and origin in Lamar. A Denver druggist and traveling man attest to the medicine’s quality, noting personal use and family approval. Word of its cures spread across the state, amplifying Lamar’s name beyond its town limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
Denver
Teachers Examination to Be Held December 19 1902 Lamar Grande
Regular county examination for teachers will be held in Lamar courthouse and in the Gra nada Town Hall on December 19 1902. A Rose Brough county superintendent of schools. For sale 15 head good young stock cows and 1 fresh milk cow by J K Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
Granada
A. Rose Brough. Co
Chamberlain
Farm loan plan offers ten year term with optional payments
Union Central Life Insurance Company through A. E. Bent financial correspondent in Lamar Colorado promotes a ten year farm loan with optional payments and interest paid to middlemen but no commission required.
International Live Stock Exposition excursion tickets
Chicago and return excursion tickets offered for the International Live Stock Exposition. Round trip rate 29 dollars and 00 cents. Tickets on sale November 30 December 1 and 2 with return validity through December 8 1902. Continuous passage allowed in both directions. Agent G J Garvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
G. J. Garvin
Agt
Butler's market offers windows, carpets, and chairs at low prices
Bargain notes list various items at Butler's such as window shades from 25c and up, carpet by the yard in several prices, and chairs priced from 50c to $14.00. It also advertises furnished rooms for rent at Union hotel and cheap town lots via C. B. Thoman, with O. B. Thoman highlighted as a leading insurance line writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hotel
Butler’s
C. B. Thoman
Coal Price Increase at Local Coal Yard
The Lamar Seed Co announces a 50 cent per ton raise in retail soft coal prices effective November 5 1902 due to the wholesale coal price rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Seed CO
Moxi Tea Claims Cure for Ailments and Skin Eruptions
An advertisement promotes Moxi Tea as a cure for sick headache indigestion and constipation and claims to improve complexion. It promises money back and offers 25 and 50 cent sizes with free samples upon request from W H Hooker & Co Buffalo NY and I H Myers Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Hooker & Co
Buffalo
I. H. Myers
Real estate and equip for trade near Fort Lyon Canal
Notice offers Lamar real estate for trade in stocks or cattle. Includes a dry land quarter section under the Fort Lyon Canal. Also advertised are a team, wagon and harness for sale on easy terms by M. Sreain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
Fort Lyon Canal
M. Sreain
Dr A W Seabury Office Address Notice
Dr A W Seabury physician and surgeon operates from the second floor of the Irwin building on East Main street with a listed practice location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Seabury
Irwin Building
East Main Street
For Rent Herbert building rooms in Land Office block
An advertising item offers rental space in the Herbert building and rooms in the Land Office block with inquiries directed to Gransy Hiltyrr. The rest promotes various patent medicines and laxatives with testimonials and price notes, typical of late 19th or early 20th century drugstore ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Gransy Hiltyrr
A Costly Mistakes Advertising Pills 25c
An advertisement argues blunders are costly and sometimes life threatening, claiming Dr King's New Life Pills relieve dyspepsia dizziness headache liver and wet troubles. It promotes the product as gentle yet thorough and priced at 25 cents at Myers' Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Myers’ Pharmacy
DeWitt’s Salve Promises Healing For Piles And Skin Ailments
An advertisement extols DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve from Chicago as a cure for blind or bleeding piles eczema cuts burns and all skin diseases claiming it has no equal and warns against counterfeit imitations urging readers to ask for the genuine DeWitt’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.C. DeWitt & Co. of
Chicago
DeWitt
I. H. Myers
A Frightened Horse Causes Street Alarm
A frightened horse caused chaos as it ran down the street with riders dumped from the saddle. The item promotes Becklen's Arnica Salve for burns cuts sores eczema and piles, noting it sells for 25 cents at Myers'.
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Becklen
Myers
Electric Bitters Promised to Restore Health
A vintage advertisement claims Electric Bitters will calm nerves, ease sleeplessness and stomach upset, then tone the stomach, regulate kidneys and bowels, stimulate the liver, and purify the blood. It pledges relief for rundown systems and aches. Myers' Pharmacy guarantees satisfaction or refund for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers’ Pharmacy
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed by Governor Atkinson
The notice touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure promising to digest all foods and cure indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims to rebuild tissues and purify blood while improving health and strength. Governor G W Atkinson of West Virginia is cited as endorsing the remedy and recommending it to friends.
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G. W. Atkinson
W. Va
Bitter warning on Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption
A Beall Mississippi reader touts Dr King’s New Discovery as lifesaving after his wife’s consumption symptoms. He claims she improved after trying other remedies and was cured after four bottles, with guaranteed price details and a free trial offer advertised by Myers’ Pharmacy.
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Dr. King
T. R. Beall
Beall
Dr King
Myers’ Pharmacy
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Health Relief
A Cold Wave forecast warns of sudden illness risk at home and urges cautious people to keep One Minute Cough Cure on hand. E. O. Wise of Madison Georgia claims it restored his health and life, saying it cures coughs colds La Grippe bronchitis pneumonia and lung troubles. I H Myers lends support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Wise
Madison, Ga
I H. Myers
Town of Lamar taxes for water and street warrants levied
The ordinance imposes a nine mill tax for Water and Water Works warrants and a two mill tax for Streets and Allegation warrants on all property in Lamar Colorado for the current year. It also levies a frontage tax of one dollar per lot on specified blocks in the town to fund water mains. The ordinance, read December 2 2002, was ordered published. Bowis Duruey Town Clerk.
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Lamar
Colorado Telephone Company
State of
Colorado
Board of Trustees
Stret
Epwr Diutney
Water and Water Works Fund
Sam Colorado
Special Water and Water Works Fund
Bock
West Side Addition
Bowis Duruey
Paper size and weight specifications listed in old catalog
A catalog excerpt lists numerous paper caps and weights including tenth to full sheet caps and various legal caps. It notes weights 16 lb and 25 lb per ream with numbered lines and plain finish. Also mentions letter heads and envelopes in linen or cream laid paper, 500 lot quantities, and white wove options with percentage values.
Stationery proposals for Lamar County supplies 1903
County bids seek McCormack style stationery and office supplies listing inks pens blotters files gluinum mucilage rubber bands and more. Bids must meet prices previously paid, sealed and marked Stationery Proposals to John F. Curry County Clerk Lamar Colorado with approval by the board of county commissioners dated December 2 1903.
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Ninth General Assembly
Colorado
Boards of
Board of County Commissioners
Prowers County
Lamar
Byron
Weston’s
L. L. Brown
Towit
Russia
Sanford
Faber
Dixon
Spencerian
Esterbook
John F. Curry
Lamar Colo
Lamar, Colo
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Lamar Register
Postoffice
HO. B. Merrill Epitox and Proprietor
Carlton Notes
Woman's Club
J. K. Stevenson
Union Central Life Insurance
A. E. Bent, Financial
Butler's
O. B. Thoman
Thre Insurance
the Market Lumber Co
Rcxger
I.h.myers
W.H. Howell
Houston
Tex
United States
Lanp
CoLo
Nngico
District Court
Lizzie Crane
Mark D. Crane
U.S. Lane
Lamar, Corp
Stephen Scott
James Stephenson
Ira Swadley
Joan A. Williams
Register
Lamar,corp
Nvice
Edward W. Haptonstall
C. H. Frybarger
S. J. Higbee
G. N. McMannan
Henry Massar
Jonys A. Williams
Lster
First National Bank
Resources
National Reserve
U.S
Tss County of Prowers
W. C. Gouxp
James K. Dovourty
B. B. Brown
A. N. Parrish
T. WN
Shaakespere
Buck’s
Huddleston
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