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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1893
Page
5
R S Coates returns from Chicago and several figures visit from Denver and Springfield on various business trips. The Santa Fe advertises cheap World’s Fair rates while local executives, ranchers, and merchants expand operations from dam projects to brick store buildings and alfalfa seed yields.
The county levy for 1893 is 22 mills divided as Ordinary Co revenue 10 mills Road purpose revenue 3 mills Interest on Co bonds 4 1 2 mills General school 4 4 9 mills Support of the poor Redemption of outstanding Total state levies 4 and 1 6 This makes 26 1 6 mills, up from 20 2 15 mills in 1892. Lamar town levy totals 19 mills for general fund 8 and interest on bonds 11, about last year.
Reports from Granada include J A Thompson from Deer Trail visiting his son, Frank Lee returning from Missouri World’s Fair, and Henry Gray attempting to arrest George Bates who was shot during a confrontation on Manvel ranch. Bates listed in critical condition. Dr Bedell sent from Lamar. Samuel McCain to winter in Granada with horses and cattle as Kiowa county homes draw feed shortages. Community gossip touches on precinct politics, foes in Carlton, and implied scrutiny of unnamed candidates and faith confessions.
The Recrmtex invites correspondents from every community in the county. Submit routines by Thursday morning to ensure timely publication.
The column notes calm autumn weather while listing local events in Carlton and Lamar. It mentions M M Priddy and M J McMillen, haying progress, Sheriff candidate John Hagerman, and political tensions with Carlton precinct Democrats and independent leader George W. Butler amid remarks about Pagan and local ethics.
The quarterly school board meeting at Horse Creek featured a lively session with R Millingar Ira Fish and others pressing for feed cuts. Lee Watson spoke at his father's residence last Friday night as R M Watson and son in law John Lyon secured a claim in the strip. Millingar holds the coal contract for this winter at nine dollars per ton. W E Vincent and wife visited Lamar this week with W E starting final proof and Mrs V visiting daughter Mrs Royal. Lew Millingar and family arrived from Montrose staying with brother Dick as they head east.
W. A. Leonard was in the city on Wednesday of this week. C. R. Hedges has gone to Kansas City with a car load of cattle. Mrs. J. L. Mayfield and children returned from their visit to Atchison Kansas. Mrs. A. Boggs left for her former home in Illinois due to her brother’s serious illness.
Heaton's novelty store offers 300 plus articles at under half price with weekly new items. The Santa Fe Route advertises lowered World’s Fair tickets from Lamar to Chicago and Lisbon to rapid transit hubs, plus European trips, via W E Cade Lamar agent.
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