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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1894
Page
5
Names and brief visits fill the Lamar area as residents travel from Denver Des Moines Topeka and Montrose. A King’s Daughters Thanksgiving dinner aids the library while grocers millinery shops and art gallery openings attract local interest.
Mrs W A Leonard arrives from Ashcroft Colorado and will return soon. T M Hall clerks at Uddleston and Silvers. Tom seen behind the counter again. G A Watson and J K Doughty visited Sheridan Lake and attended the Republican convention. New threshing outfit for Big Bend farmers arrived and bought from Huddleston and Silvers. Union Sabbath School Review to be held at M E Church next Sabbath at 2:30 PM. A C Fiske of Denver spoke at the courthouse last Saturday night. One month from contract time bridges were tested and farmers suffer losses. Mayo the horse thief has 15 horses stolen in Bent and Las Animas. Major Hill honored Sheriff Hagerman with the horse. International League of King's Daughters assembles October 1. all interested invited. Ten oclock Saturday night horse and buggy stolen from M Strain and Fred Lee. thief headed south. Home Ranch robbed of provisions and clothing. arrest near Minneapolis leads to John Mayo, former P C L L employee, jailed after failing bond. Sheriff and crew praised for captures. A pet, kept by a teacher, drowned in a bucket at 3 PM. "M. J."
Visitors Mrs Traxler and Mrs Cook call at Lamar School. New scholars Minnie Guy and Myrtle Garrett joined during the week. Grades five to eight list incomplete due to time. A teacher’s pet attempted suicide by bucket but was saved.
The Great Rock Island Route now runs a daily through Pullman Sleeper from Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo to New Orleans via Fort Worth and Texas and Pacific Ry. Passengers reach New Orleans and intermediate points without car changes with quick connections at Fort Worth. The service uses latest pattern cars lit by Pintsch gas, offering luxuries for travelers. Departure times: Denver 8 10 p m Pueblo 6 55 p m Colorado Springs 8 15 p m arriving New Orleans 6 50 a m third morning, two hours faster than prior routes.
The text touts a popular two day through service with good connections at New Orleans for Southeast Gulf and Atlantic points. Berths may be reserved in advance and full particulars will be cheerfully given by W. H. Fimm, G. A. C. R. I. & P. Ry, Denver, Colorado.
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