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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1897
Page
5
Local advertisements recognize Pike's grocery deals, shoe arrivals, and photographer changes. Residents and visitors from Cad dos, Butte, Granada, and Walsenburg are noted along with church revivals, officer installations, and irrigation superintendent candidacy. Lamar events include KOTM installation and social night at the lodge.
Pike's advertises new season luxuries and a carload of potatoes. C M Lee offers to buy school orders and town county warrants at banking rates. Henry from Denver rumored to avoid chaplain election. Irwin buys glove stock 334 percent below wholesale in a price cut. Tacke county physician petition gains favor but blocked by the doctor’s refusal to serve.
The county board re elected S. J. Higbee as chairman and reap pointed former road overseers L. G. Stubbs H. Masser G. W. Hanter and W. Burke. Dr Hasty won the county physician post at 45 dollars a month after bids from Bedell and Friend at 800. Sparks won the official county paper contract at last year’s figures. Out West Printing Co of Colorado Springs and Sparks took supply contracts. Judge E C Nowels was named county attorney but his bid was rejected and salary set at 300. A resolution created the county attorney vacancy.
Honest work and low prices advertise Keil's jewelry repair shop located at Blodgett's corner south of the Bank.
A Ladies of the Maccabees hive formed in Lamar named Lamar Hive No 5 L O T M with about twenty members Mrs S Barnes of Greeley Colorado deputy supreme commander installed officers for the year The officers include Mrs KE Wright as lady commander Mrs M Lee lieutenant commander Mrs K Holmes past lady commander and others N N McLean notes a fine line of stationery and low prices
A. Kern starts a Merchant Tailor shop in the Goodale building. He comes highly recommended and offers first class suits from 18.00 to 340.00. Kern has 20 years experience as a tailor and cutter and guarantees satisfaction with his work and prices. He also handles repair work.
A local merchant announces a new line of boots shoes fur nishing goods and notions. Prices are cash only and marked in plain figures with one price to all.
L. W. Keil runs a watch repair shop and jewelry store at Blodgett's Corner, situated south of the Bank. The location remains the same for the business.
Notice that George W May mortgaged land in Prowers County Colorado and defaulted on a note. Public Trustee John W Kent will sell the southeast quarter of section 34 township 21 south range 47 west at Lamar court house to satisfy the note of 150 dollars plus interest. Sale set for February 11 1897 with four weeks’ notice.
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