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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

Fine photos. Latest styles at
the Davis studio. Alamosa 1t
If your horses need shoeing
take them to Brumbly's. He'll do
it right.
La Jara has plenty of coal now.
Several carloads were shipped in
this week.
Mrs. John Flintham returned
home from "a pleasure trip to Den
yer, on Thursday.
d. E. Newcomb boarded the
passenger for the capital city on
Wednesday night.
c. f. johnson came over from
Sanford on Wednesday to attend
to some business matters.
Mrs. Walter Wilson enjoyed
some of mothers cooking" at the
ranch, the early part of the week.
Alamosa has recently organized
musical club composed of both
sexes. What's the matter with
La Jara following suit?
The farmers We're collected in
groups on Main street, Saturday
discussing the hog industry ques-
tion-the chief topic of coversa-
/ tion among our men of the soil.
a-days.
Nick Miller writes from Calonia
1 Dublan Chic. Mexico. and asks
that The Chronicle be sent to his
address. He says that he misses
the paper very much and cannot
get along without it.
The roads having recovered
from their unfitness for travel, /;
number of our farmers have be
gun to haul in their grain for ship
ment %and as consequence the
farmers are now more hopeful o
getting their grain hauled to mar
ket and their threshing finished
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

Furnished room for rent. In
auire of Mrs. NJ. f. Bernard.
A. b. Kidd of Bountiful. was in
town Wednesday on IA business
trip.
Mrs. juan Martinez went up to
the city of Antonito, Wednesday.
to enjoy IA few days with relatives
at that place.
Rev. John .Jeantete was in our
town Monday, enroute for his home
in Alamosa, having been over at
Ortiz on pastoral call.
Mrs. John Slaughter returned
from Denver this week. While in
the city she had IA serious opera
ton on her nose, and is getting
along nicely.
Bernard Bros. have installed "A
6horse power gasoline pump on
their ranch, this week, to be used
on their big artesian we'll. Sam
Braiden is doing the work of in
stalling the pump.
w. T. Kirby and Miss Flossie
Bailey We're united in marriage at
Sanford. Wednesday. Bishop w. O.
Crowther officiating. Both young
people are favorably known to the
people of La Jara. and the best
wishes of host of friends go with
them.
The valley is getting some good
advertising from Prof H NJ Cott-
rell and the people of the farmers
institute. 1t is being universally
recognized that the San Luis
valley has Il soil that is very
hard to beat. and this adver-
tising from such reliable people
as Prof. CottreIl and other mem
bers of the institute will be the
means of locating numerous east
crn ranchmen in the valley.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

The wedding bells will soon peal
out. Guess.
Window and picture glass. all
sizes at Ellis Drug Store.
A new board walk connects the
walks between the bank and the
Pat Lopez store.
The sewing circle will meet with
Mrs. L. B. Kinton on the after
noon of the Goth inst.
You ought to have some new
blankets. Wilson has them at
prices you cannot touch any place
Hrlse.
Leroy Wilson was out Wednes-
day for the first time since his
several weeks of incarceration at
home with illness.
p. S. johnson has been the bus
lest man in the town the past few
weeks. He has neen buying and
shipping hogs and is continually
travelling between La Jara and
Capulin for that purpose.
Emilio Girard, Of Capulin, was
in town Saturday. While here he
made The Chronicle pleasant
call He says that the roads are a
fright and that it requires a good
team to make the trip.
A pair of male cousins opened
their eyes upon the big world, over
at Richfeld, Sunday, the families
of Fred Shawcroft and Charles
Schneider being thus blessed. The
mothers of the children are sisters
John FIintham has resigned his
position as bookkeeper at the
johnson Supply company's store
and after the holidays will begin
work as bookkeeper at the mill
occupying the stool of Horace
! Hall, who has accepted a position
with the Monte Vista mill.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

A full line of Heaters for wood
and coal at The johnson Supply
Company.
The train was two hours late
Wednesday morning due to rock
slide on La Neta pass.
The roads are drying up consid-
erably, and it will not be long until
they are as smooth us ever.
Chas. Magnes went out to the
Bernard ranch, Monday, to spend
several days in carpenter work.
Walter Seyfer always has the
crowd. Why? Because he sells
the best goods and gives everyone
square deal.
c. NJ. Grubb and Il. NJ. Smith
of Finley, Illinois, spent several
days in La Jara and vicinity this
week, looking over some land with
a view of buying
Mrs John w. johnson, of the
Swede settlement. was in town on
business connected with mys.
terious purchases. the contents OF
which are not to pe revealed unit
the Yule tide season.
The Methodists will have an en-.
tertainment Christmas eve. Tht
kidlets are practicing iii honor o
the coming of St. Nicholas. ant
their bright eyes and happy smiles
forcibly remind us of our Owl
childhood days.
Leroy Wilson has put IA stop t'
the cry for salt by receiving ca
load this week The people o
La Jara have been compelled tt
go light on their supply of sal
for much over week, inasmuch Il
there wasn't any in town. Tn
Wilson store, always the leader il
grocery supplies, was the first t.
meet the demands of the public.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

MONROE. Wilson Sanders sued
John Cormick for alleged slander.
The jury found for Cormick. Cor
mick repeated a little neighbor.
hood gossip to the effect that San
ders had taken dozen jars Of pre-
serves from VIM. AIexander's cell
lar, The gossip was just gossip
aud Sanders did not originate it.
Sanders is yindicated but he must
face about 500 costs in court.
Dudley DOoley, aged 2l. Of
stoutsville. was in the act Of pick
ing up a stick Of dynamite to see
Why il had not gone OF when il
exploded with terrific force, blow.
iug Que Of his hands entirely of,
tearing three fingers from the other
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

CAILAwAY. Miss Ruby Beck.
ley, of Auxvasse, is a teacher at
WelIsvilIe,
"I guess Sam Watson shipped
the first car load lots of corn ont
of Galloway county that ever went
from the Kingdom" said Rich-
land farmer to the Fulton Gazette
the other day. 1t was 20 years
ago. as near as | can recolleet, and
he had shelter at MeCredie, one
at Fulton aud another at New
Bloomfield. He paid $l.25 a
barrel for the grain, delivered at
at the shelter, and was busy from
the time it would do to be
shipped to market till long
in the winter. Year before last
some Centralia corn shelters got il
by Hereford and west of MeCredit
and shelled a few thousand bar
rels and shipped it ont, but with
these two exceptions blamed il
there ever was a time when We
didn't have hogs and cattle ani
mules enough to eat all we raised,
AS a general thing It pays bettel
to feed it out than to ship it out. \
Auxvasse Review; Capt Johr
Kelso, came 10 Saturday from
Mexico 10 spend the holidays will
his old conrad and friend, Col
Allen Boyes. down east Of th,
town The Captain Is very fon,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

hand and he was also rendered
sightless.
The grand jury at Paris last
week found 81 indictments against
different parties for the illegal sale
Of liquor.
ThesMutual Telephone Co. has
built a line between Paris and
Florida.
Miss Barbara Voolfolk sold $50
worth of eggs, $40 worth Of chick.
ems M. B. turkeys for $65
total $40.
Parisl'Appeal: Thirteen years
ago a set Of silver spoons were
stolen from the home Of George B.
Bassett of Paris. The matter had
all been forgotten until Mrs. Bas.
sett was .Snotifed by Postmaster
Flanders that a Christmas gift in
the shape Of a set Of silver spoons
had been left upon his desk for
her. AS soon as she saw 9s them
she recognized them as being
the articles she hadElOst in 1892.
Their return was just as much Of
a surprise, tho more agreeable, as
their loss. Flanders has no idea
who returned them. He found
them upon his desk. Wrapped
about them was a note stating
that the writer had taken the
spoons, comfort and other arti-
cles thirteen years ago and now
returned the spoons. The writing
was evidently in a disguised hand.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04
ADJOINING AUDRAIN.

Boone. The Centralia Courier
says that Sturgeon man took a
young woman buggy riding; she
fell ont and is suing him for $l0,-
600, presumably because he was
not holding her in tight enough
Wigam & Winn have established
new mill at Centralia.
Cenlralia Courier: We under.
stand that DR.. Smith, State Veter,
marian Of Columbia. was up one
day last week and pronounced 13O
of the Considine sheep afflicted
with "seab" and forbid the rail.
roads from handling them. The
sheep have the disease in a mild
form and may be easily cured by
dipping.
Les Bros. Of Mexico were
in HallsvilIe short time
ago and bought one 5-year-old
harness horse from Roy Roberts
for $275 aud one from John n.
Weldon for $1OO.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04
CLUB OFFICERS FINED
"Judge Criticised the lid Lifters"
as Evaders Of the Law.

st. Louis, Dee. 27.-Ofiicers of
several of the organizations popu-
Iarly termed as lid lifting clubs, {"
which were raided recently under
instructions of Governor Folk, were
arraigned in police court to-day on
charges of violation of the liquor
law. Fines were imposed in sums
ranging from $50 to 500. Many of
the cases were appealed to the
court Of criminal correction. Po-
lice Judge Tracy criticised the Or
CARNATIONS, declaring that in
nearly every instance they are
merely subterfuges for the evasion
of the Sunday closing Of excise
laws.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

PIKE. Guy Shell, of Audrain,
home from Canada where he owns
a section of fertile land, has been
visiting his uncle, Judge Guy Nc
Cune.
Rev. j. D. Watson of Mexico is
conducting a revival meeting at
Grassy Creek Baptist church.
Bowling Green Times. Beverly
Jordan and family, of Mexico, Mo. +,
Gamble Jordan and family of st.
Louis are visiting Collector w. A.
Jordan and family.
Rev. w. A Day of the Bowling
Green M. E. church received a reg
istered letter Christmas from bis
congregation at New Liberty con-
tanning six dollars in cash and he
burst ont in song and has been
singing ever since. "Blest be the
tie that binds our hearts in Chris
tian loye.D
Bowling Green Times While
playing shiny" at Pike College.
Friday. Master Guy MeCune was
accidentally struck on the forehead
by a stick in the hand of Gil Man.
roe, Jr., and a cash, requiring
several stitches to sew it up cut
across Just beneath the hair. Guy
is getting along nicely and will
soon be ready for another game
John Alexander at Louisiana,
playing Santa Claus, came near
losing his life. His fake whiskers
caught fire and then his clothing
and then the tree, and the whole
house came near going.
Hage Harvey at Louisiana, a ne
gro, shot at an officer, hitting him
in the arm. Hage will get a ride
to Jefferson City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

out Of Perry to Chicago Tuesday
Perry Enterprise, The Coil
family had a family reunion on
Xmas day at the home of Mrs.
Barbara Coil. Those present were
Hon. Pat Cullen aud wife, DR.. Coil
and Miss Ine2 Coil of Mexico; Ed
b O.. Reavis, wife and daughter,
Of Santa Fe; j, A, Coil, wife and
children, Of Jasper township; B
j.. Coil, wife and children aud
Harry Coil, Perry. All of the
children were present, but Ed
James Coil, Of Higginsville and
Ernest Coil, of San Francisco
Cali. 1t has been the custom OF
the Coil family to assemble togeth.
er once a year for number Of years
Part of the family spent yes
terday with Ed. Reavis and fam
lily at Santa Fe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

cated the horses the first OF TIE
week at farm about a mile south
of Weir The farmer said he found
them standing in the road, one
bitched to a buggy and the other,
on which was a saddle, tied TO the
buggy. The farmer, thinking their
owner could not be far Off. tied
them to the fence where they stay.
ed all day. In the evening he
gave them shelter in his barn.
How the buggy came to be in-
cluded is a mystery to Mr.. Aikman
as the young man was to have rid
den one horse aud led the other.
There is mystery surrounding
the whole affair which thickens as
the matter is investigated. It is
the general opinion so far by the
dead mans friends aud relatives,
by the people at Weir, and by the
trainmen and others who examined
the body, that the boy was mur-
dered and his body placed on the
track to hide the crime. He was
not struck at crossing but at a
curve in lonely place between two
cornfelds. He had with him prob
ably $25 when he left here and
only two cents when picked up a
corpse. He was not a drinking
man aud it was too early in the
evening for him to have been
asleep. He made no move or out-
cry when struck and sitting on a
rail with ones legs stretched out
over the track is not a natural po-
sition. His body was cold when
picked up aud the wounds received
from the train did not bleed pro-
fusely Everything points to the
theory OF murder and his friends
will not rest until the mystery is
cleared and the guilty parties
brought to justice.
The funeral was held Monday af-
ternoon at the home Of his sorrow
ing mother and sisters and was at
tended by large coneOurse of
friends. Rev. Williams preached
the sermon and the A. o. U. w.
which he recently Joined conducted
the service. The deceased was a
model young man, respected by
all. His honesty was unquestion-
able, and it was Mr.. Aikman's in
tention to place him in charge of a
new grocery store in a few weeks.
His life was full of promise but
thieves fell upon him and cut him
off in his prime. He was the
mainstay of the family, which con
sists of mother, Ave sisters and
three brothers, all of whom have
the heartfelt sympathy of the en-
tire community in this sad hour.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

Miss Ethel Snidow closed her
school in Excelsior district for the
holidays with a box supper for the
benefit Of the library Twenty-one
boxes brought $ls 25. Mrs. Joe
Phillips acted as auetiOneer aud
succeeded in getting a better aver
age per box than the lieeneed auc-
tioueers have gotten this year SO
far as heard from.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

pf~good things to eat and he knows
that Mrs Boyes is one Of the best
cooks in all the broad land and be
never refuses an invitation to dine
1t this most hospitable home. By
the way Capt. Kelso has a pipe
with stem and bowl attached that
he made himself that he would
rather smoke than any old cobpipe
he ever saw. OF course he can
taste the heart Of the hickory nut
every time he draws puff Of
smoke though the stem. Capt.
KelsO has lived longer than most
of us and is still as gay as a young
man Of 81.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

II think you have hit upon
the right thing" said Mayor Wat
ers to the yandalia Leader the
other day. in the appeal for more
small manufactures. and / would
also like to make a little sugges-
tioni that is, the organization Of a
tri. county fair to be pulled off
each year. Audrain, Rails and
Pike stockmen, am sure, would
not interfere with the Bowling
Green or Mexico fairs, in fact ]
think it would be helpful to them,
yandalia is the center Of a great
agricultural and stock raising dis
trict and a fair Of this nature
would not only encourage the peo,
ple to greater exertions but would
be the means Of building up d
greater interest in stock raising
aud agriculture IN this section Of
the State. just think Of Rails, fol
instance. raising over 100 bush.
els Of corn per acre on some Of hei
farms and what M. D. Porter has
done for the swine business A
fri-county fair. 70 be run on i
conservative basis. win not cosl
much TO put It on iss feet. Il Ger.
tainly would Be a great benefit e
she community
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

The new Wabash passenger de-
pot in Mexico is to be completed
ready for occupancy in four weeks.
It is builtof concrete blocks and
win be a nice little structure. The
platform paving win be completed
this week
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04
A Genial Good Santa Claus.

~s-A@~~N NN~AeAf
Here is a little gem, the kind Of
Santa Claus letter that gives us
delight indeed: Mr.. Editor:
Enclosed | send one dollar for the
MESSAGE another year. / don't
want her TO stop. She is a great
paper. She amuses me very
much like her jokes and funny
jests and conundrums. She is a
double-decker Send her along to
y. } Mosby, Montgomery county,
Mo" Mexico MESSAGE.
Mr.. Mosbyis one Of the best
letter writers ia the country. A.
newspaper Santa" never has to
wait on him for a loaded letter to
help his cause along. May his ge-
uial nature still beam on the face
Of the land and he long live to
bless and comfort his family and
friends. -MiddletOwn Chips.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

MONTGOMERY. IT. G. Langford,
farmer north of WellsvilIe,
guessed when Pitchers watch
would stop and got the fine pre-
MUM watch offered.
Wellsville Record: James Roy
and wife, of Mexico; Miss Mamie
johnson, of Monroe City and Mrs.
Willie Koonty, Of Kansas, are
here visiting the family Of w. H.
Woolwine.
Middletown' Chips: R. s. Nc
Kinney, surveyor of Audrain coun-
ty, was in town Thursday, having
come down to inspect the new steel
bridge being erected over Cuiyre at
the Salt River" ford, 3 miles
north Of town. The bridge will be
completed this week.
Wellsville Optic News: For
several years we have urged the
city authorities to prohibit the use
of the Cannon fire-crackers" on
the 4th of July and Christmas as
it was dangerous to both life and
limb, but our warming went I'M
needed. The result is that George
Wiggs is carrying shattered
hand in a sling and may lose afew
fingers and possibly 4 hand On
Christmas morning young Wigs
and number Of hoys were dis
charging cannon FIRE crackers"
on the street and one Of the. boys
lit the fuse of one and threw it to
the ground but it failed to go off.
FWiggs went to it and Just as he
picked it up it exploded tearing
and lacerating his hand in a terri
BILE manner. The only thing that
saved the boys life was that just
as he picked the cracker
up he discovered that it was still
burning and attempted to throw ii
away but it went off just before he
let it go. DR.. Arnold dressed the
wounded hand Now, will the
city council act in the primeses
or wait until some boy gets his
arm or head blown off. Now is
the time to put a stop to it by pro-
hibiting the sale or discharging
of the same within the corporate
limits of the city.
New Florence Leader; John
Dixon and wife spent a part of the
week with their children in Mexico.
Rev. j. A. White has resigned
as pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Wellsville and accepted
call at Maxwell, Iowa.
Wellsville Record; Mrs. E. F,
Brooks of Mexico is visiting he,
mother and other relatives here
She will return home Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

M. L. Travis. near Laddouia,
sold 35 yearling steers on the st.
Louis market last week, averaging
975 pounds and bringing him
&.25.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

r. L. Toalson Of Mexico drove
his team into the country recently
aud wagon, team, man and all fell
from q l6-foot bridge. Mr.. Toal-
Son sustained a fractured arm.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

RAILS. The police at New Lon
don pulled a gang Of African gents
for shooting dice
Perry Enterprise VIM Smiley
sold AZ l400-pound steer cattle
Bolts s Roy, Mexico. for $4.75
per cwt The cattle were ahipped
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

Chris Marburg of Laddonia
shipped "a fat steers to the market
last week which brought him $500
per cwt. They averaged 1881 lbs.
each.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04
ED LYNCH KILLED.
The Young Man Was Born and
Raised In Audrain.


below from the Chetopa (Kan. }
Advance. It is in reference TO q
young man who was born and
raised at Ouivre, south of Laddo-
MIA, this county. He was the son
OF Owen Lynch, who died in Kan
sas about a year ago. The family
went to Kansas about eight years
ago. An uncle of the young man.
James Lynch, still resides in the
old home community, south of
Laddonia. The article given be-
low will interest every reader Of
the MESSAGE in this section of the
country. 1t is as follows;
Missouri Pacific train, No. 310,
which goes east thru this city at
$3.50 in the evening, struck a man
who was apparently sitting on the
track about a mile northeast Of
Sherwin. Friday evening, and
hurled the body to a point several
yards distant. The engineer,
Chas. CrOtty, on rounding a curve
al that point saw what he sup
posed to be a dog but, on drSwing
closer, he discovered it TO be the
figure OF a man sitting on the rail
in a humped.up position with his
lower limbs stretched across the
track. The engineer whistled
loudly and put on the brakes, but
it was too late, and he closed his
eyes as his engine hit the body.
AS soon as the train stopped the
trainmen picked up the body.
which they say was cold. and car
ried it on to Corona from where il
was later taken by an undertaken
to West Mineral. In the pockets
OF the mans trousers was two cents
in money, two knives and a post
Office money order receipt given by
this Office the first Of the year.
The postmaster here was notified
Of the number and, looking at his
list Of money orders issued, oppo-
site the fatal number was found
the name of Ed Lynch, and the
truth was known. His mother
and sisters were notified of the &C.
cident and were almost overcome
by the shock. They took the
train for West Mineral the next
morning, Sunday, but the body
passed them and was taken to An.
derson's undertaking rooms where
the post mortem examination was
held Sunday afternoon. One arm
was found to be dislocated, the
other broken; one leg was entirely
cut off and the other broken in
several places. A large bruise
showed up on the forehead and 3
scalp wound on the back Of the
head. The skull, however, wal
not fractured.
Ed Lynch was a we'll known
young man. having been in the
employ OF @. F. Aikman, the gro
Ger, for nearly a year. Monday
evening be went to Adrain, Mo.
for Mr.. Aikman to bring two
horses to this city from farm
which Mr.. Aikman recently pur
chased. He arrived safely in Ad
rain, and started on the return triI
some time Tuesday The investi
CATION shows that he was next sect
at Weir on Friday morning wher
he reported that he had put up 70
, the night some place south Q
Weir, not giving the exact location
and that his horses had been stol
en- He also stated that he ha'
the money to make It warm for th
thieves, and attempted TO call ii
|, Mr.. Aikman here on the phone
being unsuccessful, however, a
|. Mr.. Aikman was out Of town ol
that day. So far It has been i'm
possible to learn Just where b
stopped Thursday night or how Ii
came to be On the track at sherwil
u,h;nh Il abnttk 4E nailas sonthrvat,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

John Hobson OF Laddonia had
4Ohead Of steers on the market
last week which brought him
$40. They averaged ll40 lbs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

The good people Of the Mexico
Circuit remembered their pastor,
Rev W. A. Smith, in a substan-
tial way on Dec. 20, by making
him a donation, consisting Of
flour, meat, vegetables. fruit,
wood, etc., also two dress patterns
FOR Mrs. Smith and cash which rep.
resented new oyercoat for the
preacher. AS he feeds on the good
things brought him and as he
would wrap himself in the warm
overcoat as he rides through the
storms OF winter. his prayer is
that God, the author Of oil good,
will feed the donors with the
Bread Of Life and cIothe them with
q robe Of righteousness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

James Boatman, aftera visit to
bis parents here, Mr. and Mrs. W /.
N. Boatman has returned to Dali
las, Texas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

Judge Thole, Of this city, says
the vandalia Leader. has been Sc
lected Secretary Of yandalia Ma
sonic Lodge. d position he has held
for the past fifteen years This
speaks volumes for his efficiency.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

Our auld lang syne friend aud
schoolmate T. j. Asher Of Lick
Greek. this county, was in Mexico
the other day and paid us a pleas
ant call. jeff aud the editor are
both just little older than we
used to be, but the old swimming
holer and other topics we love to
talk over as Of yore.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-04

The little son Of Charles II.
Drake and wife Of this city re-
ceived the biggest Christmas gift
Of us all, 1t was a present Of
$1,000 from his grandfather in
Cuba. The little recipient il
named Louis Carlos Drake.