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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-09
New Train on Missouri Pacific

Dec. LIST tie Missouri Pacific Rail
road placed in service new train be-
tween Kansas City and Hot Springs,
Ark, leaving Kansas City about noon
and arriving at Hot Springs the next
morning at 8 40. Returning trains
leave Hot Springs about Z 100 P. NJ,
arriving Kansas City 800 =. NJ. next
day. This train is first class in every
respect, carrying dining cars for all
meals. Call or write for information
about the Nations Great Sinitarium.
IL. B. KoosER,
G. W. F. & P. A., Mo. Pac. Ry,,
Denver. Colo,
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-09
MANASSAS ITEMS.


Special Correspondence.
]. P. Haynie and Bro. have moved
into their new hardware store.
Mrs. Christensen says her hardware
business is getting better all the time.
J. F. Thomas is back again from
Old Mexico, after short visit with
his family.
The threshermen say they will fin
ish mp this week all the grain in and
around Manassa.
Miss Della Christensen is home
from Antoni'o for few days visit
with her mother.
Mr.. Russell, travelling collector for
the international Harvester Company
of America, is doing business in Man
ASA this week.
Geo. Huffaker has opened up very
neat little grocery store on postoffice
street and says that if you want a
bargain, call on him.
Chas. Christensen, John Myers and
Sam Harrison all came over from
Montrose, Colo, to attend district
court at Conejos this week.
T. W. Depriest, John d. Massey
and N. W. Miller were summoned as
Jurors to serve on the regular panel
of this session of the district court.
John Kanaster's little baby just
lived one week. It died Wednesday,
November 30th. The many friends
of the family join us in expressions
of sympathy.
Joseph Huffaker and wife are keep
ing house for Jas. r. Keel this week.
Mr.. Keel and wife went to Santa Fe,
New Mexico, to spend week with
Mrs. Keel's sister, Mrs. Pauline Rut-
ledge.
John c. Dalton is over from Chama,
New Mexico, this week. He is wit
ness in the Guadalupe Ditch water
suit which is pending in the district
court and is expected to come up uext
Tuesday, the 18th inst.
Velhagen Bros, of Alamosa, will
have on display, at Jack & Marshall's,
next Monday and Tuesday, December
18th and 18th, a large line of watches,
jewelry and silverware for the holi.
days. Last trip before Christmas.
Lafayette jackson, son of Bishop
Jackson, who has been filling a mis-
sion in the southern states for the
past two years, returned homo last
Sunday morning. He labored in
West Virginia until he was honorably
discharged. his mission proving u
great success. He is feeling good in
spirit but not SO we'll physically as he
would like.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-09
All kinds of fresh meats at divers.

All kinds of fresh meats at divers
Laundry sent every Monday. Wal
ter Wilson.
Stock hogs and seed peas for sale.
W. A. Braiden.
Mrs. Ralph P. Rowan is assisting
at the Wallace stores during the holi
day rush.
Harry Rich came in from Pagosa
Springs last night to spend the holi
days with his sister, Mrs. Theodore
Andersen.
Christmas footwear, underwear and
arctics at the Wallace Mer. Compauy's.
They are the greatest outftters in the
San Luis valley.
This is the time of the year when
fire is most apt to get started. See
r. J. Kavalec and have him insure
you against loss. It's only business
proposition.
Word from Chas. Magnes is to the
effect that his wife is seriously ill at
Denver with appendicitis. Their La
lara friends join us in wishing for a
speedy recovery.
Oysters, cranderries, celery, tur-
keys, fruits, nuts and the finest can
dies ever made can be found at G. G..
divers, the place to go to get your
Christmas good things.
We are glad to announce that A.
G. Kierstead was able to come to
town to-day, the first time for many
weeks. He has just recovered from a
long siege of typhoid fever.
Harry Ripley, the Club barber, is
kept busy from morning till night.
The boys are struck on his work and
are afraid he will get into bad habits
if allowed to do any loafing.
II. E. johnson, assistant general
manager of the Colorado Milling and
Elevator Co.. spent couple of days
in La lara, last week, in conference
with Manager Robert Lyons.
The Club saloon is making a repu-
tation for itself on the fine line of
cigars it carries. Their two for a
quarter and fifteen cent cigars are
worth the money. They are not s
cent smokes.
We have nice assortment of
clocks, parlor lamps, etc. useful
presents, which we will close out at
bargain to make room for our big
stock of Xmas goods. Call and make
yonr selections and let us put the
presents away for you.
Gro. HAMILTON, Druggist.
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Holiday fruits, nuts and candies at

Holiday fruits, nuts and candies al
divers.
Old papers for sale at this Office %
cents per hundred.
Horace G. Hall and Miss Iva L.
Seyfer drove up TO Alamosa Wednes
day afternoon.
A. l.. Moss and wife were trading
and visiting friends in town Wednes
day afternoon.
If you want box of candy fol
your sweetheart call upon Gilber.
Oliver He's got 'em.
Mrs. Lane Pearl came down from
Jasper tonight and will spend the
holidays with relatives.
Remember that Gilbert Oliver runs
Santa Claus headquarters in La lara.
Everything to tickle the kids.
E. A. Locke is fixing up his bowl
ling alley, preparatory to the big games
to be pulled off during the Christmas
festivities.
Velhagen Bros, will be in La lara
next Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9th
and 10th, with an elaborate line of
holiday goods. Call and see it.
Mrs. R. ]. Kavalec arrived home
Thursday evening from Chama, New
Mexico, where she spent very pleas.
ant fortnight visiting her sister, Mrs.
o o. Kintop.
We are glad to be able to announce
that Mr.. Leroy Wilson is rapidly re-
covering from lis attack of pneu-
monia and he will in ell probability
be at the store next week.
B. w. King will leave tomorrow
eight for his old Indiana home, where
he expects to enjoy the time of his
life, visiting reltives and friends and
scenes he has not seen for over twenty
years.
And now fashion comes out with
the decree that the kimono is plum
out of date, the djibboh having given
it knockout punch. Any woman
hereafter found without djibboh
will be classed with the pumpkin
huskers of long ago.
E. N. Rich spent several days in
La lara this week as he was return
ing 10 albuquerque, New Mexico, from
Denver, where he had been on bust.
ness. He left for the south Wednes
day morning and was accompanied by
his mother, Mrs. P. j. Rich, who will
spend the winter with him at AL
buquerque.
Go to the Wallace Mercantile Com
pany's for new suit OF clothes or a
pair of shoes and if you chance to be
the goth, 10th, Goth, S0th, Tooth,
etc., purchaser, your clothes or shoes
will cost you nothing. Read their
advertisement in this issue and take
notice of their liberal offer.
Talk about your liberal offers
Look at the ad of the Wallace Mer
camille Company in this Issue and
zee what chance they give you to
get new suit of clothes and pair of
shoes absolutely free. All that is
necessary is to be the twentieth pur-
chaser of either suit of clothes or a
pair of shoes and they'll not cost you
cent. Don't let your chance slip.
King Soloman and King David
Led merry, merry lives,
With their many, many coucubines,
And many, many wives.
But when old age crept on them,
With its many, many qualms,
King Soloman wrote the proverbs,
King David wrote the psalms.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-09
E. X. Ball and wife we're trading in

E. X. Ball and wife were trading il
town the fore part of the week.
Brandies for mince meats, wine'
for the table, old whisky for egg -nog
At the Club.
Bishop S. G. Berthelson was ovel
from Sanford to-day and was one Of
our welcome visitors.
Cashier r. J. Kavalec, of the bank
will make business trip to Monte
Vista to morrow, returning the frs
of next week.
Joseph R. Bailey sold his ranch
near Capulin to the San Luis Valley
Irrigation, Land and Power Co
last week. Consideration $1,000.
Will Mcdaniel, Emmitt McCunnifl
and Oscar Jackson came in from Jas.
per tonight. Contractor Pearl has
completed his contract on the Pass.
Me-By and further work has been
postponed for the present.
Conejos county has as fertile and
productive soil as the sun shines
upon and that fact is becoming well
known to the outside world us well as
to our own people. In few more
years our population will be doubled.
Mrs. II. NJ. Stewart, mother of
Mrs. Il. P. Mcdaniel, who arrived
from Knoxville, Tenn, couple of
weeks ago. is greatly delighted with
our country and it's a cince she'll
never again be ccntented in Ten
nessee.
P. M. Lucero, the Mexican foot.
racer who beat Art Guymon here last
September, was in town couple of
days this week looking for another
race and if all reports are authentic he
will doubtless be accommodated in the
near future. Negotiations are on to
match him with Powers, of Silverton,
the race to be run in La lara.
The editor of weekly paper re-
Gently called at the "home of the
brides parents" the day after the we'd
ding. He was DESTROYS of telling his
readers all about the event and wished
to give the young couple good send
of as we'll. The brides mother met
him. Good morning, Mrs. Jones, y
said the editor. live called to get
some of the details of the wedding"
Goodness, replied Mrs. Jones in
dismay, "they're all gone. You
ought to have come last night. They
ate every scrap"
Some people will not feed sheep
or lambs, claiming that no one can
tell until they are fattened whether
they are going to get fat or not
Such belief is without foundation
If sheep or lambs under our western
farm conditions are given suitable
feed they will get fat. They canno,
exist in places where hogs will get
fat and before undertaking to feed
them one should learn something OF
their nature, as person naturally
would with any animal they expect to
handle satisfactorily and profitably
We have known instances where feed.
ers failed to contract enough grain to
fatten the stuff in their lots and when
their sheep were only half fat, prices
had risen SO high that they could not
afford to finish feeding. Consequent.
ly their stock had to be sent to mar
ket in half fat condition. Were the
sheep carried over another season on
good ranges the wool clip would have
paid for their first seasons short feed
and made money the second season.
Field and Farm.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-09
A Runaway Bicycle,

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg of j Il, Orner, of Frauklin Grove,
III. 1t developed Il stubborn ulcer,
unyieldinr To doctors unf remedies
for four years Then Bucklen'S Ar
Mica Salvc cured. It's lust rs good for
Burns, Scalds. skin Eruptiuns and
Piles. 25c, AT Geo. Humilton's Drug
Store.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-09
Hay For Sale.

One hundred tons of good oat and
pea hay, raised on the Lone Tree
Ranch, for sale. Address @. Il. Met.
calf, Lone Tree Ranch, La lara.
Colorado.
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/ LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Bran, SIPS.
Barley chop SIPS.
New wheat, S1.67.
Oats, black 81 90.
Oats, white S1.10.
Hay $500 per ton.
Alfalfa 500 per ton.
Real snappy weather.
Holiday trade is good.
It's cinch for a white Christmas
Fresh bread, pies and cakes al
divers.
J.. c. Copeland, of Durango, spent
Monday in La lara.
Williams, the photographer, has
moved his outfit to Capulin.
The $40 per day room in st. Louis
is now in the S1.50 per day list.
Fine assortment of Jewelry, Watch
es and Clocks at the Drug Store.
Plenty of water for next years crops
is happy contemplation for the far
mers.
Hon. D. e. Newcomb to-day sold
Peter Guymon farm a few miles
southwest of La lara.
J. NJ. Cochran left last Saturday
for Denver where he spent the week
visiting his mother and transacting
business.
These are the ideal days for the fes-
tive poker player, and La lara has a
happy lot.
All the good things for the holiday
season are kept at divers. No mat
Ter what you want, Gilbert will gel it
for you if he hasn't it in stock.
Try ton of that good Perrins
Peak Coal at S5.25 ton and you
will never buy anything else.
WALLACE MER. Co.
Fred Metcalf left for Montrose,
Monday evening, where he went to
accept a lucrative position in the hard
ware store of J. S. Garrett.
"Where are you going?" "To the
Club saloon. where you'll find the
boys drinking Budwiser beer and
champaign. There's no place like
it,
DIR. Scheussler expert dentist and
dental surgeon, will he in La Jars
the second week of each month,
Prices reasonable and work absolutely
guaranteed.
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Shoemaker.

1 have opened shoe shop in the
Braiden building, next to the old
Board of Trade saloon, and am pre-
pared to do any kind of shoe repairing
First class work at reasonable prices.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Ed. CRUz.
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Turkeys Wanted.

Wanted-Turkeys--wan,ed. Cash
paid for all kinds of turkeys.
HENRY MAILMAN,
Alsmosa, Colo.
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Bulls for Sale.

Registered short horn bulls for sale
by Sherwin, Wilder q Neff. Enquire
of VIM. Neff. La lara, Colo.
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Feed.

Bran, 81 25.
Barley Chop. S1.25.
1000 pound lots S1.15.
Oats, for feed 81 70.
WALLACE MER. Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

Frank J, Hascnbarth, president OF
the National Livestock association is
on the ground taking a keen Interest
In the exposition and incidentally do
ing good work in interesting others In
the approaching national livestock con-
ventlon which Is to be held In Denver,
Jan 9 to "A, the coming year, says the
Droyers' journal.
At that time annual meetings Of the
National Livestock association the
National Wool Growers association
and the Cattle Growers Interstate ex-
ecutve committee will be held, and
the event as planned will be the grand.
est general roundup Of livestock men
OF the year
In this work he is being most ably
assisted by Fred p, Johnson, secretary
Of the Cattel Growers Interstate exec
utiye committe, who as editor OF the
Denver Record. stockman is one Of the
best-known livestock journalists OF the
west.
OFFICIALS WORK IN HARMONY.
Together these two most efficient Of
fclals OF what at one time were con-
sldered rival organizations are working
for the expansion and reorganization
OF the National Livestock association.
They see for Il a broader field than Il
has ever before covered. They predict
that packers and railroads should be
fayorably disposed toward the expan-
sion and Improvement Of the livestock
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Utah have been very light, A few
home traders have moved out seve al
thousand steers 10 range In adjoinlns
states to mature for a rise next year.
nut The blk end Of the home supply
which has been on the increase for the
past four years romans In the hands
OF our ranchers throughout the state
The marketing from other states
shows a considerably lesseued volume
over last year and In the case OF rang
ers, a considerable shrinkage IN price
The -wlntered southern steers
run from the northwest TO the river ana
Chicago have failed to r.al-
ize on an average Of within SO per head
Of what they brought I'm % and the
commOner cattle from everywhere that
have been crossing eastern scales have
sold for figures as low as any cattle
have brought IN the slumplest period
OF the COW industry
WESTERN DISAPPOINTMENT
Western men at least were hopeful
that with the settlement Of the strike
the packers Increased demand TO mike
the shortage oCcasioned thereby would
Mt values out OF the rut, They were
doomed TO disappointment as with the
resumption OF business receipts In.
creased greatly and the abundance Of
supplies enabled the packers to make
their own values 10 an extent which
probably quickly recOuped their strike
losses, AT all events they paid less
money Tor the general run OF cattle they
bought after the strike than they had
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Chicago international as the final grand
roundup Of the prize winners from
every section Of the country where they
may contest with the best that foreign
countries have to offer
President Hagenbarth has returned
from a swing around the circle Of prom
inent live stock points IN the south and
west, whore he received much encour-
agoment that both packing and railway
interests viii Join forces with the pro-
ducers Of live stock n progressive
policy Is adopted. He says II Is tho
purpose Of the recognized national as
ISOLATION TO produce results rapidly, for
the benefit OF the live stock Industry,
and that railroads and packers who de-
pend on the producers for the prOsperi-
~ OF their business are awake to the
advantages that will arise from a COM
bined movement 10 better the general
condition OF the industry, He entlci-
pates larger attendance Of repre-
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sentatlyes Of Industries kindred % lne
live stock trade than has ever uelyls
been seen at an annual meeting u NV
association,
WEST BECOMING FEEDING sho'
TON.
Secretary Johnson says Il IS tlins H. ~.
the national association TO get ~ snaPs
TO move in a forcible and decisive , sSS
to secure the legislation that mas NE ,bs
been desired. IL Is the desire VI @
association TO secure through C9ns ss ".
that ala from the agricultural lyps
ment for the live stock Industry vna' "
merlted by lis relative lrnpof1aaIs,GH,,,
This no has no doubt. may be TeAulV
acnomplished n the affairs OF me 49, w.,
citation are represented by seo'Is ~
we'll equipped 10 represent the hesel
the stookmen at the proper tli1e ,,ommlt.
up by an active and torcelul ~ ths
tee. The whole west Is aIouSeu ~ an
possibilities Of live stock Ieeuin s,s mai
Industry IN that section, producssS MI, WI
mad heretofore been c0nsidereu y, row
value are being utilized Colora1lv,. t WTV
for some time prominent as a les ,,oni
section for sheep, Is forging 70 uns ''V
as A cattle-feedlng section ..oots IN
Feeders have secured ,! lsn or only
the handling Of cattle OF lli ,, and they
ordinary quality In me pay pay That arr
now realize the possibilities Nv vooae
before them by making use ~ ,bat
cattle Of superior breeding mo I'M lnereas.
reason there Is TO be a stea o,dsk Of the
Ing demand for breeding cslu Ior ap-
b Inna Ss N" international and t ga ana
vII b a. very highly compliments ,ISu,
~ 1r Endorsed a the .' yl ssry
conventions TO be hell ~ n, ,is CONCLUSION
the coming year is ioeSON'
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needed legislation may be worked for
and secured with less annoying delay
than In the past Three or four men
VINO have made enylable regulations In
prominent work In national livestock
events are in view for this position,
whose names 1t Is desired shall not
appear at present. It Is sufficient to
say that two Of these candidates, how
ever are among the leaders who have
been doing most valuable work for the
future success OF the International
Livestock exposition, and who were
prominent In the proceedings OF last
nights mass meeting.
FAVOR LIVE STOCK EXPosITIoNs.
Promoters OF the expanded National
Live Stock association are In favor OF
the establishment Of grand chain OF
annual live stock expeditions, with the
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Industry IN generl and that they or
their representatives, should meet with
the livestock farmers, breeders and
ronchcrs IN annual convention, and in
a friendly way discuss and adjust con-
dItlons that may have seemed unsatIs-
factory TO any interest concerned.
That the annual session OF the Ma
tlonal Livestock association is the most
appropriate place for this conference
is being urged by all who are interest
ed in the future welfare Of the associ-
alton, II Is purposed in the reorganlza-
ton Of the national association to pro.
vide 1t with secretary Of national
reputation, whose appearance at con-
gress In behalf Of the livestock indus
try viii require no explanation, that
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the packers OF nordlnate profits ana
for almost 10 months now the subject
has been receiving governmental atteh
uon under the direction Of the presi.
dent II Will require some such pro.
longed and careful inquiry TO disclose
the exact whereabouts and personality
OF the niger In the wood pile.
is A vEXING PROBLEM.
No olfhand inquiry can determine the
veXlng problem TO cattlemen. or 10 tbe
people who eat what they raise, Here
In Utah even, when a COW for com
sumption Is sold off a range TO the
butcher who peddles the carcass over
the block, or at the most, but two
profits interviewer between the produce
err and oOnsumer-those OF the whole.
saler and retailer a wide discrepancy
between what the beef eater paws ana
what the raiser receives appears TO ex-
ist The consumer claims that his beef
bill al the end Of each week. or month
Is quite as high as It was when cattle
were selling at a cent pound higher
than they now bring, The retailer in
slsts with equal strenuousity that he
is making his usual fair profit only;
and the wholesaler exhibits his pur.
chase and sales sheets to establish that
his skirts are clear Of the hodup charg-
es 50 frequently alleged
The latter on the face OF the showing
thus far made establishes the best de-
Tense. He buys a thousand pound COW
al present prices for 1926, which is the
market value locally Her dressed
weight Is 500 pounds which ne sells to
the retailer at $3.50 per 100, realizing
$3.50 or cost exactly, for the carcass,
and leaving his profit represented by
the hide and offal, liberal margin
while hides and tallow bring the pres
ent high prices. Retail dealers make no
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vance and In two days he called for
them. But he found the shoemaker's
shop closed and the shutters up.
What can this mean| he mutter-
ed TO himself, and he banged on the door
Justify
IAN upstairs window opened the
old shoemaker stuck out his head and
said, In sour voice;
Well what do you wantT
! want my shoes. returned the
other, ! want the shoes you mended for
me-
"The old shoemaker, with look Of
disgust, drew In his head.
But I've failed, he said. I've
closed down. Everybody knows that
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THAT makes no difference TO me,
yelled the patron, Give me my shoes,
wether you've closed down or not
There was q moments pause, and
then the shoemaker's arm shot out OF
the window and one shoe was thrown
down on the pavement at the mans
feet He waited, but the other did not
come.
"'IIey, shoemaker the other shoe'
he called. You've given me only one
shoe.
Tho shoemaker, In rage stuck his
head out OF the window again.
Zones all you'll get, he said. That's
all you're entitled to, I'm only paying
50 per cent
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ONLY PAYING FIFTY PER CENT.

s. W. stratton Of the department OF
commerce and labor was talking about
o small firm that had failed in business.
Some Of the actions OF this firm"
he said, smiling made me think Of
an old shoemaker IN a little Illinois
town
TO this shoemaker a man took. one
day, a pair OF shoes to be half.soed
and heeled.
How much viii It be7 he asked.
one dollar said the shoemaker.
" And when VIII they be doneP
Day after tomorrow.
"The man paid for the shoes In adj
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more numerous and louder complaints
NJ extortlonate charges for ihe trlce
OF beef. The agitation Of the question
still continues, including denlals by
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been paying before II began and II
they have flnce lowered the nrlce OF
meat 20 consumers the reduction has
not been widely advertised