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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1900
Page
5
The article notes a shared belief where fishermen in Shetland and rice cultivators in Sri Lanka avoid naming their tools to ward off an evil spirit. If gear is found or damaged, they insult the spirit and return it to the sea or rice field with a ritual phrase to regain control.
The article recounts the wild ponies of Sable Island enduring in harsh weather and sandy dunes. It notes their stocky build and unusually long manes, with some manes reaching up to three yards. It traces their origin to Portuguese fishermen and ironies of survival amid export losses and winter, with current counts around eighty to one hundred wild ponies and about thirty domesticuses.
A special stock train will run twice weekly on Sundays and Wednesdays starting February 18. Departures include La Junta at 12:20 a.m., Las Animas at 6:12, Caddoa at 6:20, Lamar at 6:30, Granada at 8:18, Holly at 8:40, and ridge at 9:05. The goal is stock loaded for arrival. effort to reach Kansas City in about 21 or 22 hours.
The following is a list of the unclaimed letters remaining in this office May 2 1900. Biles Frank Lucero Teodosio Don Newmaster Mrs Leola Shiners Mrs John Tarbox W J fin calling for these letters please advertised D E Coorrn P M
The Paris Exposition mandates fireproof coatings for all wood in frameworks and stairways, with an emergency night lighting system using red one-candle power electric lamps. Heating and lighting are restricted to coal gas and electricity, forbidding hydrocarbons, acetylene, or other gases. Theaters must have iron or asbestos fireproof curtains and be illuminated only by electricity.
Prof Hounton says after ten years travel he has met many users of Green's August Flower for dyspepsia liver and stomach issues and constipation. He claims it helps tourists and office workers with headaches and irregular habits. Sample bottles are free at J H Myers and sold by dealers worldwide.
At the oil council meeting on April 2 1900 the watering hours were set from 2 to 7 pm. West of Fourth street may water Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays while east of Fourth street may water Mondays Wednesdays Fridays. City urges obedience to conserve supply as demand grows. Mayor J T Lawless and Clerk H P Syp announce plans to increase supply with a second well.
Santa Fe excursion rates list a May 23 to 30 Detroit trip with a 25.50 round trip and sale dates May 20 and 21 with return validity through May 30. A Mississippi Commercial Congress event in Houston April 17 to 21 offers a 30.75 round trip, with sale dates April 13 and 14 and a final limit 21 days from sale.
New edition of the Aztec calendar covering January to June 2000 on sale at A. T. and S. F. Ry ticket office. Includes four color reproductions of Burbank’s Pueblo Indian portraits and an engraved cover of the Aztec calendar stone. Limited edition, priced at 25e.
An advertisement offers a free sample bottle of Boschee's German Syrup to any adult with cold symptoms or lung trouble who visits J. H. Myers. One bottle per person, no children without parental order. The notice touts decades of distribution and claims physician endorsement and global sales success.
Water right offered by B Tuomas in Fort yon Canal on easy terms. Describes property right sale and payment options. Potential buyers advised to inquire for details and conditions of transfer.
The County Court of Prowers County Colorado will hear a petition by guardian Fannie J. B. Hottel to authorize sale of an undivided one half interest in Lots 11 and 12 in Forest Bark Place Lamar Colorado. The May 1900 hearing at 10 AM in the Lamar courthouse requires appearance to show cause why the sale should not be granted.
Notices in Lamar Colorado list settlers filing intent to make final proof or desert land proof. Witnesses named to prove residence cultivation irrigation and reclamation include J W Lyons H A Pettee S S McMurtry John Duncan William McCurry Riley George Feast Russel Coates Charles ODonnell John A Williams L M Markham Numa Vidal Lewis Gee and others from Holly Granada and Lamar.
Desert land final proof notice filed by Lewis M. Gee of Holly Colorado for desert land claim No 131 in Township 215 Range W, SE quarter and surrounding sections. The claim is to be proven before the Colorado Register or Receiver on the 19th day listed with witnesses Numa F Stevens Joan Duncan John A. Williams and W A Meurinn.
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