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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1900
Page
5
Readable items report La Junta Fourth barbecue drawing over three thousand visitors, plus plans for a large fall tomato crop. Sugar beet and cantaloupe activity in Carlton area, farm mortgage risk, and new Santa Fe time card changes noted. Also mentions rainfall, wheat prospects, Rev. P L French appointment, local grange health, and a bizarre article about a sulfuric lake on Sulphur Island New Zealand.
Bargains in farm lands promoted by C. B. Thoman. New line of picture mouldings at W. J. Johnston's. Healings space urged as life saving. Picture framing offered at John ston’s. Dr A W Seabury physician and surgeon with offices on the second floor of the Irwin building East Main street.
Fort Lyon Canal first class water right offered by B. Troman with easy terms.
A special stock train will run twice weekly on Sundays and Wednesdays starting February 18. The route departures include La Janta 5 20 am Las Animas 6 12 Caddon 6 20 Lamar 7 30 Granada 8 18 Holly 8 40 Coolidge 9 05. Stock should be loaded before arrival and efforts aim to reach Kansas City in about 21 to 22 hours.
August Flower touted as the largest medicine sale in the civilized world. It claims to cure indigestion biliousness and a range of ailments from appendixitis to nervous exhaustion. The notice asserts a few doses of Green's August Flower liquid will reassure buyers nothing serious ails them and lists I. H. Myers as the seller.
The document records a bank’s balance sheet with assets and liabilities as of 1900, showing cash, securities, deposits, notes outstanding, time certificates, and checks. W C Gould, Cashier, swears the statement is true and notarized on July 1 1900. Notary James K. Dowarry attests to the sworn statement.
Excursion fares from Pueblo Colorado Springs and Denver to Salt Lake and Ogden are 25 dollars round trip with sale dates July 1 to September 30. Final return by October 31, 90 days from sale. Specific 30 day tickets sell for 20 dollars on July 12 31 August 1 14 30 31 and September 7. Knights of Pythias biennial conclave in Detroit August 27 to September 1 offered one fare plus two dollars round trip with sale August 24 to 26. Return limits vary with deposits and fees. in Detroit return may extend to September 14 with provisions.
The ad promotes Boschee's German Syrup as the cure for severe threat and lung troubles. It claims the remedy heals and stimulates tissues to destroy germ disease, reduces inflammation, eases coughing, aids sleep, and cures. One bottle is recommended, with I. H. Myers as a seller.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in office dated July 11 1900 includes Carrill William Cleaverton O A Hamiston F S Larimer Dr Maile F H McCoy C F Morgan Laura Ritter Orville Smith C M Wilson W W In calling for these letters please say advertised. Also notices for publication from U S Land Office Lamar Colo June 1900 detail final proof and timber culture notices for Francis A Froman Bb Crawford Charles Talor and others with witnesses from Lamar Colorado.
United States Land Office at Lamar announces that James B Morse holder of H E No 4340 must prove continuous residence and cultivation for his Els nw M NEM Ss and NW SEs of Sec 83 in Colorado. Hearing set August 16 1900 with witnesses Edward B Leatherman George W Leasure Carl Burk and Joseph L McIntosh, all of Lamar.
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