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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1897
Page
8
The Lamar page highlights local commerce and social life with Miss Leslie Bott visiting, Cyclone building selling cheap apples, and McLean's promoting holiday goods. It notes 52 carloads of sheep shipped from Lamar stockyards, a Cotillion Club event at the opera house, and various moves, weddings, hotel patronage, and upcoming sales and services.
Thanksgiving camp dinner hosted by Camp Ft. Lyon Engineering Corps of Great Plains Storage Co near Las Animas. Guests indoors due to chilly weather. Menu featured numerous dishes and house special desserts prepared by W W Goodale. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. C Goodale and a list of local residents and hosts.
In District Court the jury convicted Godley, shocking many who see a conspiracy against him. Judge Holbrook sentenced the elderly man to three years in the penitentiary, an outcome seen by most as a grave miscarriage. The Thistle v Godley suit favored Godley. Barton’s sentence was cut to thirty days. Court adjourned the term.
May Valley residents report heavy duck and goose sport at the King area. E P Thurston nears completion on a large new dwelling. J J Spurgeon hauls hay to a ranch near Chivington. A I Beavers attended court. school was dismissed briefly. Rev T S Leland preached to large crowds at the school house. Several hundred tons will be based here and hauled to reservoir contractors in weeks. J M Creeikshank moved into Grodeiffert’s former house and starts a new home for W E Tuttle.
President Hottel appointed Rabbit Day committees including Executive A J Hottel Kk C Nowelsx L Wirt Mer&ham W Gould FL S Hower C C Goodale Arrangements N N McLean G A Watson G O Williams Finance J S Hesty C M Lee JE Frisbie Transportation A F E Bent FL 5 Hover 1 Wirt Markham Reception F S Hover James Guy M D Parmenter Ed Leatherman W P James J O Stream W E Tuttle A J Peed H G Rowe Geo B J K Stevenson A N Parrish W J Johnston GF Pearl PH Rosserena E G Henkies J J Wells C CO Hud dieston F C Schmidt G A Watson J A Willians J H Priebie J T Lawless Tom Hover Chas Maxwell E R Sinck W Burke John Hobark Gen Cox E M Steward M Strait J G Boyd Steve Brown F Gordon William L Al Cook W 7 Garsio O B H P Black
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