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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28
Death of Mrs. Julia A. Coray

Mrs. Julia Coray, postmistress
at Sanford, passed away at her
home in Sanford early Thursday
morning after brief illness with
pneumonia. HeEhusband, who is
employed in New Mexico, was no.
tilted of his wife's death, but due
to an improper address the mes
sage was not received until Friday
which prevented the grief-stricken
man from arriving home until Sun
day.
Besides husband, deceased
leaves an adopted son, Herman
upon whom she lavished a moth
er's love and care.
The sympathy of the entire San
ford community, together with La
lara friends, go out to the bereared
ones in this, their hour of unspeak-
able grief. May the thought OF
that blessed reunion beyond the
stars be IA source of comfort to
their sorrowing hearts.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28
A Happy New Year

The New Year with its hopes
and possibilities stretches before
us, and before we close the book of
1906 forever, we linger long over
the pages ON which are chronicled
the joys and sorrows which are APP
portioned to the lot of man.
1t may be that the year just
passed has brought to you the
keenest grief that your life has
ever experienced, yet this is no
reason why you should allow that
grief to stunt your growth in any
form, for it may have been exactly
what was required to bring out in
you that which broadens and
strengthens character and makes
life worth while"
Then, perhaps, the past year has
brought you failure. Well, what of
it? The chances are that to-day
isn't your last one here. There
may be many more of them ahead
of you and those filed with pos
sibilities of unlimited prosperity.
The dawn of a new era is before
you; let it be a source of encour-
agement and lift you out of your
self and plant your feet upon solid
terra firma
The mistakes that have been
made in the past cannot be altered
now, and the only feasible plan is
to profit by them and make this
new year, SO far as your own exer-
tions are concerned, one of happi-
ness to yourself and those about
you.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28
Murphy-EYeretts

Edward j. Murphy, of La Jara
and Mrs. Elsie Everitts Of Greeley
were married at Greeley on Christ.
mas day, at the home of J. w. I'm
boden.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Father Cosy, of Greeley.
The bride was gowned in white
silk null over green. White and
green were the colors used in in
terror decorations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy departed
on the afternoons passenger for
Denver where they spent several
days. After January 10Th, they
expect to be at home in La lara.
Mr.. Murphy is one of our boys
and he and his bride may be sure
of "A hearty welcome by the people
of La lara.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28
Colorado Flour

The Touring industry of Colo
raeo constitutes business not on
ly peculiar unto itself but one
which affords source of consider
able profit. We grow the best
wheat in the world in our dry eli
mate at an altitude of a mile above
the sea and this fact sets up a
great demand abroad for all the
flour we can spare. We are now
sending out of the state three
fourths of all the flour manufac-
tured here and the southern states
are our best customers. Georgia
has taken over thousand carloads
of orr flour this fall and still the
millers are saying that they could
not remain in business were it not
for the profits they make in the
bran as a by-product. As flour
sells at Sl.5O hundred and bran
at S1.O0 while it requires but 135
pounds of wheat to make hun
dred pounds of flour We cannot
see why they do not make all kinds
of money.-Field d Farm.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28
ADVERTISING RATES


Display Advertisements Will be charged
for at the rate of l25a cents per inch per week.
single column measurement, on monthly con-
tract, and % cents per single column inch for
periods of less than one month. Rates given
on more than a column of space by the year.
Displa advertisements will be changed every
two weeks without extra charge; when changes
are made weekly additional charge of .
cents per inch will be made.
Changes for display advertisements must be
in this office before Wednesday noon to insure
a change that week.
Local Notices, 10 cents per line for each
insertion.
Notice. of Entertainments. suppers or
social where IN admission Is charged or which
are given to raise money, will be given half
rates. Cards of thanks, 20 cents. Resolutions,
obituaries and obituary poetry, cents per line.
No deviation from these rates will be made.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28
Washington. D. c.. Oct. is. 'OG


Chas. d. Holbrook. Pres,
San Luis Valley Wafer Users
and Stockmen's Protective Assoc
Alamosa, Colorado.
Sir: In answer to the inquiry
in your letter of the 18th inst. to
the department, you are informed
that in departmental letter of the
9th ultimo to the commissioner of
the general land Office, department.
al order of Dec. Sth, 1896, and all
modifying orders relative to appli-
cations for right of way through
public lands for purposes of irri-
cation by using the waters of the
Rio Grande or any of its tributar-
les in Colorado and New Mexico.
were revoked and the commissions
err was directed to submit all such
applications to the director of the
geological survey before submit
ingthem to the department for final
action to ascertain whether they
interfere with reclamation pro-
jects or with the obligations of the
United States under the treaty of
May 81, 1906 with Mexico.
Very Respectfully,
E. a. HITCHCOCK,
Secretary
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28

Thieves broke into the Wilson
store Wednesday night and were
awarded by securing handful of
chicken feed. Nothing else in the
store was disturbed. The work
has every indication of having been
done by amateurs.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28

The finest of commercial print
ing at The Chronicle office.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28

Walter Seyfer always has the
crowd Why? Because he sells
the best goods and gives everyone
a square deal.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28

Father Brucker held mass at the
San Luis church, Sunday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-24
PAsC0 IS STORM CENTER
Railroad Giants Fight For srprem.
acy In Sand Bell.
SCORES OF ENGINEERS IN TIE FIELD
HILL OPENING MORE THAN A
MILLION ON HIS NEW
PROJECTS.
SCORES OF ENGINEERS IN Tire FIELD

PASCO, Wash, Oct. 24.-In the great
basin formed by the junction of the
Columbia and the Snake rivers is To-
Gated today the storm center Of the
tremendous struggle for supremacy in
the Northwest between James J. Hill,
the genius who dominates the North
west Pacific, and Edward H. Harri-
man, who has been the indisputable
master for a generation of California
and the south. Events are moving so
rapidly in the Columbia river valley
in a traffic and construction way that
railroad men all over the west are
making it point to keep thoroughly
in touch with each new development.
At least a score of railroad engin-
GERS and surveyors have scurried
across this basin within the last ninety
days, locating all sorts of proposed
grade lines and rights of-way, and yes
terday a new party of Great Northern
men was sent into the field for a pre-
liminary reconnaissance of the Trini-
dad-Pasco line on the east bank of Co.
lumbia river.
1t has been definitely determined
that Hill will make Pasco, where the
Snake and Columbia rivers join, an i'm
mense depot for the handling of both
east and west-bound traffic and a dis
tribution of loaded cars in all directions
so as to facilitate the handling Of the
tremendous freight business which now
taxes every facility of both the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern.
To Move Town Bodily.
The Northern Pacific has purchased
several hundred acres of land at this
point and is moving the town bodily a
mile from its present location down to
the banks of the Columbia river. Steam
shovels are digging the sand and grav-
ell away from the land required for
nearly one hundred miles OF side tracks
and storage yards. New houses are
being erected by the score by the
company for the accommodation of a
large force of engineers, firemen,
switchmen and other trainmen usually
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-24


with outlets to Portland, Astoria, Sc
attic and Tacoma and the Grays Har.
Dor country.
The most significant fact in connec-
ton with the construction of the new
Hill water grade line from Spokane to
Portland, is that the builder of the
Great Northern will remain in absolute
control of the system, no matter what
happens in the Northern Pacif1c-Great
Northern future family history. In
other words, should there be a break
between Mr.. Hill and the J. P. Morgan
interests in the old Northern Pacific,
Mr.. Hill will be in possession Of the
trump card as far as traffic from the
Inland Empire to the coast is concern
ed. When it is realized that the In
land Empire-eastern Washington,
eastern Oregon and the Panhandle Of
Idaho, produces more than 6O,O00,O0
bushels of wheat per annum, one can
gain some idea Of the richness Of the
stakes in this railroad battle for mil
lions.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-24

covery among numerous others of sim
liar nature in going over the books,
when interviewed yesterday was loath
to admit that the money was obtained
fraudulently by the former superin-
tendents, or used dishonesty, but said
that the discrepancy was probably due
to an error in the report. He did not
deny that the money was actually al
lowed by the board of control on the
report of DR.. McLeisch.
In revising the books of the asylum
DR.. Calhoun has found numerous
smaller discrepancies, such as failures
to take the names of dead men of
the books. In each case the state con-
tinues to pay IS cents a day for the
care of patients who are dead. DR..
CALHOUN is revising the system Of
bookkeeping at Steilacoom and has
corrected the records to make the num-
Der of admissions and discharges check
with the number Of patients now in
the asylum. There are about $50 pa
tients at present.
Two Specific Cases.
The cases of Frank Fay and John
Burch, which recently came to light in
this county, are but two of many.
These men were reported to the county
clerk as having died in 1898 and 1902,
respectively, while on the books of
the institution entries of mo change in
condition." are entered under their
records, as late as 1904.
A patient named Brown from Pierce
county, has a still stronger record
This man was paroled several years
ago, and died in 1902 while on parole
In 1905 there is an entry in the asy-
lum books under Browns name Of
good health and working in the laun-
dry" Many patients have been pa
rolled by former superintendent, while
the state continues to pay 35 cents a
day for their keeping. When they
died on parole they were still kept on
the books at 35 cents a day. If the
many individual cases were totalled up
the money so obtained by the superin-
tendents would total much more than
the $10,475.50 which was paid the SUI
perintendent in 1904, for his 80 phan-
tom patients.
DR.. A. H. McLeisch, who is now
practicing medicine in this city, when
interviewed this morning, declined to
say anything about the errors in his
report. He stated that he mad some
difficulties in his bookkeeping while
in charge Of the asylum and that he
believed the discrepancies originated
with his predecessors Drs. Parks and
Goddard. The existence of an error
of 80 patients, or $4,000, he did not
deny.
DR.. Calhoun has not completed his
Investigations of the books of the asy-
lum, and more exposures are liable to
occur when ne does. An entirely new
set of books are being prepared by DR..
Calhoun, in order to put the records
in Ineligible shape. The rapid chang
es Of superintendent has left the
books not only full of glazing discrep-
ancies which have cost the state thou
sands Of dollars and possibly profited
the superintendent, but in such shape
that no system of bookkeeping can be
evolved from them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-24
Blood POISONING.

which is quickly cured by DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They remove all
poisonous germs from the system and
infuse new life and vigor; cure sour
stomach, nausea, headache, dizziness
and collie, without gripping or discom-
fort, CSC. Guaranteed by E. L. Small
ley, druggist.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-24

If you want all the news of you
home city read the Statesmna
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-24
Or. Calhoun Says State Has Been
Swind|ed.
FULLY TEN THOUSAND A YEAR
STATE PAID FOR SUPPORT OF
PATIENTS LONG SINCE
DEAD.

SEATTLE, Oct. 24.-That the state
of Washington has been robbed at the
rate of $4,000 year by the former
superintendent Of the insane asylum
at Steilacoom, is the startling fact re-
vealed by the Investigations of the new
superintendent, DR.. Arthur Calhoun,
who has gone through the books of
the institution.
According to DR.. Calhoun, the re-
port of DR.. McLeish, for 1904, super
intendent at that time, shows ne drew
35 cents a day to support 80 patients
who were not then in the institution.
The report of DR.. Parks for 1903 re-
veals similar facts. In the administra-
ton of DIR. Goddard, for the six years
previous to 1908, discrepancies of nu-
merous patients have been discovered.
Many Of these have continued up to
the present time, and the superintend-
ents have been regularly drawing the
allowance of IS cents a day for caring
for patients who died years ago or
mad been discharged from the asy-
lum.
Easy Money.
The large discrepancy Of 80 patients
in DR.. McLeisch's report indicates that
DR.. McLeisch drew from the state IS
cents day for each Of the 80 inmates
| whom he includes in his report, but
who were not at the asylum at that
time. The total amount for the year
1904 can be found by multiplying IS
by 80, and multiplying the product by
| 365. The total of $10,475.50.
In 1903 the discrepancy is almost
as great, and not in the past six years
mas there been a report that tallies
with the number Of patients who were
| really in the institution at the time.
Dr. Calhoun, who has made this dis
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-24
J. i Il: T|MMONS. Transfer

nr., manner of freight, goods and
o. asical Instruments handled with
so,r all orders promptly attended to.
Hease s freight speciality. once
Pho 'ewelry Store. Res. 1927
A0ne Main 2ss,
, 1906-04-13
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

At the Johnson-W. A. Greenfield,
Blue Racer; E. f. Gaskell, Sheep
mountain; B. H. Towner, Morgan; E.
q. Bills, ]. A. Mallory, w. j. Dwyer,
Denver; j. NJ. Towner Jelm; Victor
Carlin, Keystone; Terry Fee, John Nc
Cue, Jack Fee, Dennis Fee, ranch; Sam
uel Coen, Mandel; Erick Johnson, Chi,
cago; R. A. McFadden, Rockdale; c.
l.. Peterson, w. R. Smith, Oslo Mason,
Woods.
At the Kuster-James A. Feltz, Bill
lie Conyers, Bert Taylor, agents for
Stoves pavilion Uncle Toms Cabin
company; E. B. Macarthur, Denver;
John Kimmons, Lesley Ish, North
park: Lew Van Pelt, Fred Mclaughlin,
A. H. Bath, Mandel; H. Rhodes, Spo-
kane, Wash; J. o. Sanford, Marshall,
Wyo.
At the Union Paciic-Tom T. Bren-
nan, David S~wickheimer, Denver; A.
T. Cassel, Lincoln, Neb.; w. j. Ehr-
sam. Enterprise, Kas.; A. F. Under
wood, Walcott; Charles NJ. Palmer,
Butte, Mont; John Schwarz, Chicago;
P. S. Newcomb, Omaha; Bertha Gull
cite, ranch.
, 1906-04-13
$500 Reward $500,

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be.
ing a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca,
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
urfaces of the system, thereby destroy.
ing the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build,
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The propri-
etors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer one hun
bred dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
, 1906-04-13
SNOWFALL
BULLET I'm
REPORT OF CONDITIONS IN STATE
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH
FROM CENTRAL OFFICE.
First Two-Thirds of the Month Heavy
Shows Fell over Nearly All Sec
tions of the State-outlook Favor
able for Good Flow of Water Dur
ing the Coming Summer.

The Republican has received the
snowfall bulletin for March, issued
from the Cheyenne Office of the Wyo-
ming section, Genealogical service,
weather bureau, under date of March
IL and signed by w. S. Palmer, the di-
rector Of the section:
Excess of Snow Exists.
During the first two decades of the
month heavy snow fell over nearly all
sections of the state, n over many
sections the tall was the heaviest ever
known during the month of March. As
a result, a vast quantity of snow has
accumulated in the mountain districts
OF the state, an excess now existing
over nearly all districts. Although the
warm weather OF the last decade of the
month melted the snow rapidly in the
valleys and on the foothills and caused
flood stages in most of the streams OF
the state, little or no melting occurred
in the mountains.
Good Flow for Spring..
The outlook is favorable for a good
flow of water in all of the streams OF
bAlS oboLC uuLlhS inc NOhlluB oullLlGl.
Over the eastern slope of the Big Horn
mountains, where a deficiency was
quite general previous to the first OF
March, the amounts are now up to or
above the average. A good supply eX-
lists over the Laramie and Platte wat
ersheds, and throughout the Sweetwat-
err country the excess is very marked,
indicating a flow in that stream dur
ing the coming summer much in excess
of the normal.
Snow in Excess of Normal.
Over the western half of the state
all reports indicate that the amounL
of snow is much in excess of the nor
nal, and all streams throughout the
Green and Snake river watersheds will
undoubtedly carry more water than
usual during the coming summer.
The following remarks are taken
from the correspondents reports:
Laramie M Platte Watershed.
French-The amount of snow is
greater than usual in this section.
Thirty-four inches fell during the
month, but the warm weather of the
last week melted it rapidly. At the
close of the month, small streams were
swollen, and the ice on the Platte was
breaking up in places.-Elijah Moore.
French Creek Tie Camp-Amount of
snow about the same as usual.-George
H. Mullison.
Lander (west of)-There is much
more snow in the mountains west of
Lander now than has been there pre-
viously during the past twenty years.
Arthur C. Roberts.
Dubois (west of)-There is more
snow here now than for several years
past.-Olney o. Green.
Drifts Three Feet Deep.
Moore-The snow drifts here aver
age about three feet in depth, and in
the high country the average is about
four feet, which, l think, is more than
usual for March 31.-Edwin Moore.
Rambler-The snow during the
month was very wet, and it is packing
very solid.-C. R. Stegemann.
South Fass City-The snow here is
extraordinarily deep; deeper than any
time since 1872. There is no way of
ascertaining the amount in the noun
tains, but, from indications, l think it
is safe to say it is six feet or more in
depth.-C. E. Bates.
, 1906-04-13
w
Laramie People Should Take VinoI.

Ia' ai'lc rSOPle olOulu ldhe NInOl.
Mills, A Druggist, graduate of Phila-
delphia College of Pharmacy, says,
I'VE do not believe there is a man, wo-
man or child in Laramie whom our
famous cod liver oil preparation, Vinol,
will not benefit at this season of the
lyear.
I'VE believe there is no need for SO
many people to drag around rundown,
tired out and d~ebilitated, or for old
people to remain weak and infirm when
we guarantee Vinol will restore health
and strength"
Continued Mr.. Mills: For centuries
cod liver oil has been recognized as
the grandest of all bodybuilding ag-
ents for wasted human strength and
vitality, but on account of the heavy,
~nauseating and system-clogging oil
which e%nveloped its curative properties
few could take it with any benefit.
In Vinol you get in a concentrated
form every one of the curative and
strengthening elements from fresh
Gods livers, and without a drop of oil
to upset the stomach and retard its
work.
"Vinol is not a patent medicine, and
you knowwhat you are taking, as ev-
erything it contains is named on the
back label of every bottle.
"Vinol is guaranteed by over two
thousand of the leading druggists of
the United States to create strength
for old people, for the rundown, tired,
and debilitated, weak, sickly ONE
and children, and after a severe sick
ness.
I'VE ask every person in Laramie
who have hacking coughs, chronic
colds, throat and bronchial troubles,
to try Vinol on our guarantee. 1t costs
nothing if it fails" Red Cross Phar-
Imacy.
, 1906-04-13
ANALYZED OPPOSITION
TO THE WATER BONDS,

A gentleman who was u of the
city when the question of voting bonds
to improve the water system was be,
fore the people, said he regretted his
inability to be present and vote for the
issue. 81 was all the more sorry when
l learned that the opposition was
largely to down Gramm.' That not
only made me angry, but disguised me.
| know where L shall stand when some
of that crowd whining for my
vote for office this fall. Downing
Gramm' will not be the easy task they
look for"
, 1906-04-13
FEELS SOME BETTER,
THOUGH STILL q V

DR.. Swigart, who returned this morn,
ing from Leslie, where he had been fol-
several weeks, is at his home at ICE
Third street. He is better than wher
he went away, but still far from well
although he looks better and weighs
more. He is quite enthusiastic at the
outlook of the Strong mine and viii
not allow temporary disability to din
his hope of that great property. DR.
Swigart will remain in the city fol-
some time. The steam drill was start
ed in the Strong mine this morning
working in a drift to the south from
the 350-foot level, the ore showing up
well at that distance from the opening.
, 1906-04-13
RECOMMENDS CARE
IN HANDLING GUNS

Edwin Moore of Moore, in a note 10
The Republican, dated on the 18th,
says:
The accidental shooting of Duncan
Clark has caused us all to feel sorry
down here, as MI. Clark was one of
the best boys in this part of the coun-
try. Some time ago a couple at Wheat.
land had one of their sons shot in
about the same way. l do hope the
boys of this section will try and be
more careful in handling guns"
, 1906-04-13
MAN IN
WOODMEN NOTICE.

The name of a Laramie man, James
q. Oliver, is included in combined as
sessment No. 100, Pacific Jurisdiction,
Woodmen of the World. Mr.. oliver
was a member of Pilot camp, his GER
tifcate bearing date December 9. 1896,
his death occurring February 8, 1906,
of cerebral apoplexy, leaving his policy
of $4,000 payable to his wife, Bertha
NJ. oliver. The completed proofs were
received February 26 and payment was
made March ~.
, 1906-04-13
EVERYTHING READY FOR
COMING OF PLANT.

Everything is now ready for the ar
rival of the Carbon Timber company's
sawmill at Fort Steele, and it will be
started by the time the timber begins
to arrive down the river. Some of the
logs to be handled measure thirty-six
inches through and will square TWEEN.
ty-four- inches. The company will pro-
duce box material and several other
kinds Of lumber.
, 1906-04-13
CALViNG TIME ON

c. H. JONES RANCH.
c. H. Jones, the Little Laramie
ranchman, who came to the city last
night to attend the weekly meeting of
the Laramie Literary club, returned to
the ranch today. Calying is in pro.
gress there and he FASTENED home to
Keep al eye OF the stock. His crop
will be a good one, he thinks, the sires
being thoroughbred and the crows of a
high grade. Mr.. Jones recently sold
his fat stock at the top of the market
in Denver because of their quality
partly.