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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1892
Page
3
Local items include grocery ads Ferguson & Silver, Aunt Jemima flour at Lee's, a clock repair by Barker, and wheat purchases by Markham & Brevert. Several residents travel from Denver and Leadville, church events planned, a bank meeting reelects old officers, and a farmers institute slated for February with a note on a surprise party spree on the north side.
Last Wednesday evening the G A R bean bake and ball drew a crowded attendance at Brown's hall. The menu featured Beans baked a la Cummings and Porcupine Bosom with wartime memories. Guests danced into the early hours with Steve Brown C C Goodale and Silas Martin still on the floor at two o'clock.
In May Valley notes Jesse Wright’s neighbors recalled his birthday with a cheerful last Monday evening gathering. A lively crowd gathered at John Williams’ last Saturday night. the couple’s hospitality made the surprise party memorable. W. E. Tuttle of Stewartsville bought a Reid claim relinquishment four miles north of Lamar and planned to return to Missouri with family and tools to farm.
Our Mighty Hunters from Grapevine Sports report from Whrp Car Camp on January 22 noting snowbound conditions and plans to resume in late June. A January 21 encounter with jack rabbits left Billy Loomis severely bitten. Curry fetched a grindstone to treat the wound and Bill is recovering. A bear sighting ended with the bear gone, leaving only a tail piece and Harry Lee losing a portion of his ear for grafting, now incurring playful hardship.
Mrs M A Metcalf of Corpus Christi Texas married Mr J D Ewing of Edna Texas on Wednesday evening January 13 in Corpus Christi. The ceremony joined two families in a simple public notice of the nuptials.
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