19 Mar 1898
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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1898
Page
1
A lengthy timetable lists daily Western Union style train numbers and times for the A. T. & S. F. line through Lamar Colorado. It notes vestibule trains between Chicago and Denver with chair car and Pullman service, and explains fare reductions on round trips. Officers listed on the second floor of the Goodale Block in Lamar.
Public notice details timber culture and homestead abandonment appeals. Willis Butler vs James W Hartpence and Harry A Pettes vs John M Scanland cite cancellations, disputed neglect, and scheduled testimony on April 1 at 10 a.m. before the registrar in Prowers County Colorado with case specifics including entry numbers and location.
Notice from the U S Land Office Lamar County Colorado listing claims of abandonment for Homestead Entry No. 3757 and Timber Culture Entries Nos. 4162 and 797. Parties are summoned to appear April 1 to present testimony on alleged failures to cultivate trees or maintain entries.
Representatives of J. Greene Puerto association J. Gauger Fairmont Gra ham Ordway Collins Rhoads Bent and McMurtry met in La Junta on March 17 to close a three hundred car no 1 Netted Gem cantaloupes contract with the Western Poultry and Game Co of St Louis on 97 cents per crate delivered F O B car shipping stations. The Lamar area shares 38 cars under the same terms as last November with Rocky Ford Melon Growers.
Bert Cooper and Will Shakleford of Granada are listed as local residents. Emigrants for Amityville are arriving almost daily from various places, reflecting ongoing settlement movement in the area.
Local notes report Bessie Stream visiting parents and Ira Swadley leaving Illinois. Prospects for fruit look strong this year. John McDowell works on a ditch from the Queen reservoir while Cal Chambers plans stock from southern New Mexico. Wm. P. Harper moved a house from Eads to his farm and will occupy after repairs. George Bishop buys Prince reservoir site and builds headgate and laterals. John Martin from Virginia files a homestead on King reservoir headgate, moving a house from Chivington. Notices establish new ad rates for death notices and paid entertainments. church printing half price.
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