Commissioners Proceedings May 10 1889 Las Animas county
Commissioners Martin Borger and Rogers meet in Bent and Prowers county matters resolve to share bonds for Prowers officers. Pay raises for 1889 set for the assessor six dollars daily and deputies four and a half. Appointment of A M Nicholas as county attorney and other county business noted. Adjourned to May 17 with items on postmasters and local appointments.
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Martin
Borger
Rogers
Bent County
Prowers County
Yeas Rogers
Nays Burger
Chas E. Sexton
Register
Martin, Rogers and Burger- O. G. Hess
Prewers
Las Animas
Prowers
O. G. Hess
A. M. Nicholas
Forester Family in Murder Case Near Albany
William H. Forester and Francis M. Forester, father and uncle, were arrested on murder charges in the death of nine year old William H. Forester Jr. The boy died after allegedly starving on a Kansas to Albany farm with a stepmother issue. A coroner’s inquest and postmortem found no food in the stomach. the men await a May 25 hearing.
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William H. Forester
Francis M. Forester
Albany
Wm. H. Forester Jr
Kansas
Texas
Wilde
Dickinson
Hgsty
Blodgett
A. M. Nicholas
O. G. Hess
Nicholas
Bulow
Las Animas
Irrigation Benefit Mentioned as County Talks Continue
J W Galladay returns from Cheyenne Wells noting farmers at work and rain needed in places. County commissioners plan to meet Bent county officials in Las Animas to discuss a division issue. P S Lynch invites visitors to his farm two miles northeast of town to witness irrigation and profitable farming.
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J. W. Galladay
Cheyenne Wells
P. S. Lynch
Monte Vista Sun Debuts With Ben Calthar At Helm
The first issue of the Monte Vista Sun announces Ben Calthar as editor. The partner firm Calthar & Magill shows strong advertising patronage and years of newspaper experience.
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Monte Vista Sun
Calthar & Magill
Ben
Calthar
the Sun
The
Sun
Farm Owner Joe Conwell Leads in Prowerse County
Joe Conwell holds a prime 160 acre farm three miles north of Lamar with fencing and a water reservoir on 180 acres traversed by Keen ditch and 30 acres of cats and alfalfa thriving. Two tramps fled a fight with a train breakman after boarding an eastbound express at Lamar, dropping a bundle before escaping on foot.
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Joe. Conwell
Prowerse County
Lamar
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