20 Jul 1898
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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1898
Page
1
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions a tall player, likely 6 feet 10 inches, with names or initials Ne and Fran. The readable bits hint at a sports profile or roster note in a local paper, noting height and possible team or event context without clear dates or full identities.
The office lists unclaimed letters dated July 20, 1908, featuring names such as Susie Alien, Mrs. Allen Rewley, and FP. Spencer Skinner among others. The Santa Fe Route announces Lamar to Omaha excursion rates at 23.20 for 30‑day tickets with sale dates June 1 to October 30 and return limits varying by purchase date. rate 27.55 applies under certain conditions.
A Chicago publisher issues a ten part portfolio with sixteen half tone views of the American Navy Cuba and Hawaii. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway offers a special edition for patrons with a specimen at the local ticket office. Parts cost ten cents each and the full set of 160 pictures is a dollar. Subscriptions may be left with the agent. The series aims to ride the Cuba excitement and invites readers to see the work at the ticket office.
The Santa Fe Route announces improved train service from Denver to California with two daily fast trains to Kansas City and Chicago, cutting seven hours to New Mexico El Paso and Mexico. Through sleeping and chair cars expanded, dining cars advertised, and strong local Denver to Pueblo service highlighted. For details and reservations, contact J P Hal at 1700 Lawrence Street Denver.
Jerome Blackwell visited from his Granada ranch and returned home Monday. Stephen N Canfield and Frank McGrath drove from Holly for land office business. A Deeter planned a western trip with Pueblo baths and mountain time. Rev G W Corey preached his last Lamar sermon and left for Stanton Neb. Lamar Commercial Club hosted a family social with games and ice cream. A heavyset man was jailed after trouble with Marshal Kelsey and a crowd formed an ambulance. Gus Rapier may fill in Omaha after illness. Charles Storgren was bound over for district court after a separate theft charge.
The Lamar Guards rehearse three times weekly at Galladay's hall under S. K. Myer a former army officer. The group shows steady progress in marching and salutes with dignity. Members listed follow this note.
September reports from Colorado’s Arkansas Valley include Melon Day at the Omaha exposition on September 6, a Rocky Ford watermelon float taking second at Pueblo, and Granada Lamar’s building boom. News covers crop yields, thefts, hay field sieges, and a baseball raid by the Bloomer Girls.
W R Gibson of La Junta proposes an irrigation project north of La Junta along the Missouri Pacific line. The canal nearly finished requires about 2500 more to complete and would cover around 4000 acres when reservoir capacity is full. He offers water rights to settlers who work on canal construction, with a cash payment of 1 per acre and the rest in labor, enabling many to obtain a home with a small outlay.
Advertisement offering $15.00 per week plus expenses for a man with a rig to introduce the Poultry Mixture and Insect Destroyer in the country. Ref required. Address with stamp to Perfection Mro Co Parsons Kan.
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