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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1903
Page
4
In Lamar Colorado February 4 1903 reports say Senator Teller has been guest of honor at nightly banquets since his election. The piece notes Democratic efforts to discredit him and mentions Indian Bill courting Denver papers for interviews. A La Junta road dispute ends with a death and four fatherless children while legislative calm returns amid war talk.
Congress shows little support for repealing Western land laws as bills languish in public lands committees in both chambers. Western citizens fear loss of land access while Eastern and Southern labor groups push for preservation. Railroad land interests, led by George H. Maxwell, are accused of funding lobbyist literature to tilt policy in favor of railways. The piece also notes magazine content previews for March and promotes the St Louis World’s Fair coverage in the Globe-Democrat.
A crowd of about twenty Native American chiefs gathered in the city area as a colorful anecdote circulated about Col. Bill Sterrett recalling a man who ventured into the Indian Territory to sell baby carriages. Though dismissed as crazy, orders began arriving, first in small lots and then in larger quantities, suggesting demand among the new customers.
Excursion and colonist travel rates published for Lamar area covering northwest routes from Feb 15 to Apr 30 1903 with $20 to Montana routes and $22 50 to Spokane and $25 to Pacific Northwest. Second class colonist rate set for Pecos Valley and Salt River Valley with path via Amarillo and La Junta and Santa Fe lines. Local ads list job seekers trades livestock services, piano sale trade, photo studio closure, hide shipment, social event at Presbyterian church with a dollar treasury drive, poultry for sale, tobacco dip cure, sulfur supply, and farm land brokerads.
Robert C. Brown of Sparta Illinois, six years in the 48th District House, slated to become clerk of the U S District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Born 1859, he rose from blacksmith to law, active in Knights of Pythias Elks and Modern Woodmen.
Notice is hereby given that I will redeem at my office the following warrants in Prowers County Colorado on January 26 1903. This notice is issued by the Office of County Treasurer for redemption of outstanding warrants.
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