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The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-31

The independent journal of Ala
mosa is weak sister.
For Sale.-Pair of lady's fine
mountain boots. Inquire of Miss
Newburgh.
Mrs. W, w. Seyfer is entertain
ing her sister-in-la Mrs. Ed.
Haley of Seattle, Washington.
American Field Fence is the only
woven wire fencing that will stand
the test. The Van Vechten Hard
ware Co. sells it.
Don't forget that the Club sa-
loon is the place where only the
highest quality of liqnors and ci-
gars are sold. A square deal'' is
our motto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Dawson and
two children were arrivals Monday
from Canon City. They are guests
of Mrs Dawson's mother, Mrs.
Jane Russell.
A prominent railroad official
remarked the other day that he
believed more eggs were shipped
from La Jara than from any other
station on thoe road.
Conejos county normal school
closes a very successful term this
afternoon. A number of friends
of the school were invited and an
interesting program of speeches,
music and recitations was given.
Wernette & Stanwood. dentists,
of Alamosa, will visit La Jara the
End and 4th Fridays and Satur-
days of each month. Office in
Ellis drug store. All work is
guaranteed to be perfectly salts
factory.
d. Edgar Newcomb's handsome
driving mare died suddenly at
Monte Vista the first of the week
where Mrs. Newcomb is visiting.
At 5 o'clock the animal was stand
ing under shed in the stable
yard seemingly in the best of
health. 1t was not observed again
until half hour later it was found
dead.
Twenty-six years ago to. day four
inches of snow fell all over the
San Luis valley and that night
everything froze off down to the
ground. Grain was crushed fiat
to the ground and when it was
moved with great difficulty and
threashed, little but chaff was the
result. 1t was the only crop
failure ever known in the valley.
This weather item is vouched for
by Judge McCunniff and he was
here and ought to know.
The Lloyds, a great concern
which has for years made bust
ness of writing insurance against
accidents at sea, has opened offices
in the larger cities all over the land
for the purpose of insuring the
timid against the election of Mr..
Bryan. This concern which it is
said has insured against twins,
mother-in-laws, Fourth of July,
toothache and other misfortunes
at various times in its history goes
about the Bryan business without
emotion, malice or prejudice. 1t
will write policy for any timid
soul insuring him against MIR.
Bryan in the same cold blooded
business way that it would insure
his property against loss at sea.
Many unkind things have been
done to the statesman of Fairview
but nothing so unkind as this be-
fore. 1t seems to put him in the
same class with cyclones, earth
quakes and other disasters.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-31
Sunshine and shadow this week

Sunshine and shadow this week
from the weather man.
For Sale-Fine milk COWS. o.
Bever, opposite the Creamery.
The little child of d. NJ. Coin
fell on a broken dish and received
a bad cut near the eye.
For sale-Pure bred Duroc-Jer-
sey boars and boar pigs. Inquire
of l.. H. Angevine, La lara.
Don't be deceived, Buy nothing
but American Field woven wire
fencing. 1t has the weight and
quality. The others are not in its
class.
Dave Ellis ran out of ice cream
Sunday afternoon and there was
much complaint among the fair
ones in consequence. 1t won't
happen again girls.
The Home Lumber, Coal &
Grain Co., make speciality
of screen doors, 81 for the door
that usually sells for S1.5O and
81 80 for the door that usually
sells for $500.
w. E. Riddle, the pioneer cloth
ing salesman, who has been travel
ing through Colorado with the
same line for almost 30 years, was
in town Thursday looking up old
customers He went west making
somewhere near his 220th trip
around the circle.
Mrs. F. &. Blake and children
arrived the first of the week. Mrs.
Blake since selling the Hotel La
Jara has been in business in Colo
RADIO Springs and Pueblo but did
not find life there up to expecta-
tions and has returned to again
seek a business location in the
valley.
Daniel Boone, superintendent of
agencies for the Capitol life OF
Denver, left Tuesday evening for
home. His associate, Joseph He'll
brun. leaves this evening During
the three weeks stay of the gentle
men at La Jara they have written
something over 100000 worth of
business in their company.
G. d. Grifee wife and daughter
of Leonard, Kansas, were guests at
the Hotel La Jara this week and
today left for a week of camping
out on the Conejos river. Other
members of the party were Mr. and
Mrs. o. Bever, Bremen and Edna
Hatfield, Estelle Woodward, Miss
johnson and W. A. Hilton.
T. P. Mcdaniel and daughter,
Mrs. Chas. Weist accompanied by
her children and Mrs. Zigler and
daughter departed Tuesday even
ing for Knoxville, Tenn. Mrs.
Weist expects to remain away two
or three months. Mrs. Zigler, who
has been a guest at the Weist
home for several weeks, has
travelled extensively in Europe but
expressed the opinion that foreign
trips were not half as enjoyable
as her Colorado experience and
she said she would advise her
friends hereafter that the Rocky
mountains was the only place in
which to spend vacation.
The State Editorial Association
meets at Canon City, Aug 10th
and 11th. Some thrilling stunts
have been arranged for the news
paper men by President Guy U.
Hardy of the Canon City Record,
among which are the following:
Moonlight ride up the Royal
Gorge in open top observation
cars, get off and walk around on
the scenery; automobile ride over
the state road, the famous Sky line
drive; etc: Tuesday afternoon the
editors will be permitted to look at
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-03-28
REFORMS AND REFORMERS.

We have little patience with who poses professional
efomer who makes business being good Men who do this
always impress not being entirely sincere The admire
the who through life his burdens doing his
share of useful labor and producing fair proportion of material
wealth the world
We be wrong belief in the survival OF the ttest
sufficiently strong thinking that that which good
and beneficial will eventually We do have much faith
virtue that be guarded with shot keep
We don't give the ncarcerated the pentena
rounded by bars walls credit for being good but the
who the surrounded by inducements and
tons who does about the right thing appeals being the kind
CT worth while
At there agitation for compulsory prohibition in this
and other With prohibition have but would
rather have doubts about the efficacy Of that
pis the ends aimed History of this where has been
pacted does preach eoquent in its favor AS said
before have with prohibition but trife preu
diced the theory making good and law That
preudced making them good by law if such
thing possible but idea that could egae
being that enough laws the
books to make well nigh perfect
Some of the advocates of this deserve credit
ing remedies that appeal being less childish for
the idea OF preventing from doing things before after
fixed strike being little short of inconsistent If it
wrong take drink five minutes after twelve equally
that thing before twelve Well that enough
about this for the present
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-03-28
TRUTH, THE WESTERN WEEKLY

such arbitrary Independent attitude that
the by the American Smelling and Refining Company
Utah.
And let remind this great corporation that Legislature
Utah. like the awnang bodies other grow nqustive
and demand know the workings regarding profits
policies of this great corporation and if they hope
smelling industry which has been snguary prosperous
position have strong public opinion existing against
that might influence the enactment of laws might
hardship on them.
Our advice the smelter the get together
and work together your good
community.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-03-28
POLITICS AND TALK.

There be little real activity among politicians
State There plenty of talk in fact anything
plenty and the who doing of the talking using
much for talk that they haven't left for And
all and work the things that make the showing
in political campaigns
This reminds that sometime ago heard story
prominent politicians who There
dates for position of them
before the public they talked talked had
about and interviewed told how they going
they were going to do it. until would scarcely have believed there
fifth candidate in the But when the fight
and the votes counted the tteaed of fifth candidate Why?
Because he had been doing things while the other
ing about doing things.
Judging the situation in Utah
acute People talk about powerful
fuene which dictates and rules things politically
cratic
1T be that there has been
exercised by powers and our memory
right has been the fault of political parties
cns themselves who have
these powers and begged for their aid and
ralgnmen single out the leaders of parties
nnt men the three leading parties of this
guilty of that offence.
All that when summed up the stu
alton Utah than other
powerful influences and interests be reconed
simply this talking telling
instead OF working earnestly to solve problems
in other - ~' ~
BY all means let us think more work harder talk
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-03-28
MINING MEN AND SHELTERS.

The American Smelling and Mining Co., in other words the
Trust have assumed rather peculiar attitude
the mining industry of this For time past has
that there existed between the
when Utah mentioned this fact
Mr. Guggenhm the head the smelling appeared
be surprised to learn that there grievances.
The fact that Utah and the West practically all of their
material development to the mining industry.
There business industry that adds materially the
wealth of community No business lucrative
mining successful ALL but when put
their mining they take chance lose everything
win something
before will
Mining order be successfully carried
close Let be understood
the value OF the mes the growth
certainly observe that the smee
the mines sufficiently developed the
splendid profit their investment 1t would therefore
possible
entitled consideration
people
We understand that for time been
smeer people arbitrary fixing prices
handling placing values and in their general
mining
the Legislature grants have
done claiming to be public utility corporation
hand when the people have anything
they surrounded themselves
that they private corporation and that
pubic's business.
Now let remark that the people good natured
and inclined let well enough alone
aroused they enabled laws
appear to be e harsh against special 1t
aon enacted the need for had been brought by
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16

The slayer of Mr. Langford has been
found guilty of murder in the first degree,
and although the usual appeal to the
higher court has been taken, yet the
chances are very good for him to enjoy
the pleasure Of being without any foun-
dation for his feet while suspended with a
good stout rope about the neck. Mr..
Langford was a brother of Mrs. Chas.
Forney, of DeLamar, and was shot from
ambush by this party, who entered the
plea of insanity. Such insane men are a
menace to the public and are much better
dead than at large.
Special bargains in cut glass and china
ware at Getchelps.
Mr.. Henry Sommercamp Of Guadala-
jara, Mexico, a brother of w. F. Som
mercamp, aud who used to reside in
this city, has been here on visit to
friends and relatives He is now en-
gagged in the mining industry in Mexico
and speaks very highly of the possibili-
ties cf that region for mining enter
prises as an investment is concerned,
but that it is very poor place for the
laborer, as the average wages of miners
is 81 cents per day, while a shift boss
gets the munifficent sum of 80 cents for
a days labor. Mr.. Sommercamp was
agreeablly surprised to see the rich ore
that is being taken out of the Potosi
mine and when he returned from vis-
il to the property his pockets bulged
out like ours used to do when we were
good little SUNDAY school boy and
would make raid on some neighboring
peach orchard after sunday school was
over. Mr.. sommercamp departed this
morning for his Mexican home.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16
ATTENTION.

If any of the coats made for my GUS
toners during the past year have not held
their shape or the lining has not given
satisfactory wear, | request you to send
the coat to me, and viii make the front
satisfactory by either putting in new
front or making new coat. And if the
lining has not given satisfactory service,
| win be pleased to refine free of charge.
Yours very truly,
Geo. r. Sweeney.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16
WI 4 N II NC
IN OwYHEE COUNTY
COUNTY

There are many who exercise but little
judgment in their investment in miniug
propositions, and as result there is a
very large amount of money lost each
year through the purchase of promis-
cuous mining shares. There is only
one way to 90 about such matter. If
you have $500 or more to invest secure
the services of mining engineer resid-
ing near the property. 1t will cost in
the neighborhood of $50 and the only
question you will have to ask him, .Is
the property, considering the showing
of mineral, character of ore, location,
capitalization, worth investing inf" OF
course, you should not overlook the
particular point of ascertaining who
are the men at the head of the company,
World
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16

of any part of the state; that Silver City
is the best business place in the county;
that we are alive and kicking, and are
going to make things hum, and don't give
a continental even if "Bill" is elected.
Your presence is needed at the meeting
to assist in the completion of the perma-
nent organization Of the club and to de-
eide upon the best course to be pursued
by the organization in advertising the
rich mineral resources of this district.
The other fellow can't do it all, you will
have to help. For years individual
mine owners of few of the many rich
properties of this district have been going
it alone and single handed, without any
assistance from the people of the camp in
business like manner, while other prop
erty owners have shown disposition to
wait till the clouds roll by" and thus
reap the benefits of some other ones ener-
gy and efforts. Such methods tend to
retard the development of any locality.
Don't be fossil but come out and take
an interest in the welfare of your town
and the surrounding country.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16
WILSON

T. R. Kelley and Robert Powell wen to
Oreana, Tuesday.
Mrs. D. F. Keith and family, accom-
panied by Miss Belk, enjoyed few days
visit at the home Of ]. r. Keith on Squaw
creek.
George Gardner returned to Reynolds,
Saturday, from short visit at his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Givens were at
Enterprise several days last week on
visit relatives.
Will Kelly, of Wilson, went to Oreana
Friday, to attend dance, and then on
to Silver where he will accompany Mrs.
Myrtle Hastings Shea on her round of
visits to the various schools throughout
the county.
w. H. Gardner returned from his
weekly trip to Nampa.
Mr.. Strong returned from Boise Mon
day, where has been working.
Alfred Cox went to Boise Monday, after
his wife, who has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Miss Lydia Cox.
Lloyd Smith and family, who have been
living on the Schuster ranch for the last
five years, left here last Thursday for the
other side of Snake river, where they will
reside on their new homestead.
Mrs. w. H. Gardner returned Sunday,
form short visit to relatives at Reynolds.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs. F. w.
Howard is not so well again, but hope
she will regain her strength.
The weather is little cooler to day,
making us realize that summer will soon
be past.
The new books needed at the school
came at last, much to the pleasure of
teacher and pupils.
J. E. Keith made short trip to Nam
pa Tuesday.
These long autumn evenings make us
think of the Literary Society again. Sup
pose we come prepared to take some part
in the entertainment and call our first
meeting Saturday evening.
Let us not neglect to register as we are
all interested in the affairs of nation,
state and county and must not miss our
votes.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16

Bids are wanted for the following, to
be delivered at the De Lamar Hotel,
De Lamar, Idaho, by October 30th,
1908:
10000 lbs. potatoes; 1900 lbs. cab
bage 1000 lbs. onions; 800 lbs. carrots !;
700 lbs. turnips; 700 lbs. parsnips; 500
lbs. red beets; 400 lbs. Hubbard squash;
200'boxes apples.
Samples should be submitted with
bids.
The De Lamar Hotel,
Oct. |, 1908. De Lamar, Idaho.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16
Commercial Club
Sunday Evening at the Probate
Court Room

If you are interested in the boosting of
your camp and the revival of all business
enterprises, come out and take an active
interest in the work of the club. Wake
up! Shake off the effect of the Rip Van
Winkle lethargy that has had grip up
on this camp for the last quarter of a CEN
tury and let the world know that this is
the best mining region on the globe; that
0wyhee County has the greatest future
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16
lspecleI Correspondence
Oct. l, 1908. De Lamar, Idaho

Boise, Idaho, Oct. IL, 1908.
Politics seem to be all the rage in this
section of the State. Both parties are
very busy both on the stump and in the
newspapers, and there is much doing
all along the line.
NJ. Alexander. the Democratic can
didate for Governor. is making whirl-
wind campaign 10 North Idaho and ex-
poets to be in this section of the state
about the Goth of the month.
James H. Brady, the Republican can
didate, has been touring the northern
part of the state aud will now give at
tention more particularly TO the south
eastern part. He reports good audien-
ces and general attention to the speakers
in their discussion OF political matters.
There does not seem to be much in
terest taken in the local option or pro-
hibition matter; it is difficult TO secure
attention in discussion of these topics
on the stump. As a matter of fact, very
little is said about it, as the people are
interested in more important questions.
The fact that wherever prohibition or
local option has been tried they have
proven signal failures is sufficient to
cause conservative people to hesitate a
long time before plnngiug Idaho into the
maelstrom of uncertainty aud probable
disaster.
Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New Hampshire, Michigan, Iowa, Illi-
nois, Nebraska, Pennsylvaniasn and South
Dakota have made a more or less disas-
trous failure of prohibition and have
abandoned it for license. Prohibition
has been and always must be failure
because it refuses to recognize natural
laws it is parent to illicit traffic; it is
violation of the spirit aud essence of
American institutions that spring from
right ideas of personal liberty.
What conservative people are stand
ing for now in all sections of the state
is strict regulation of the liquor traffic.
Wherever prohibition has been tried,
statistics show that the drink evil is
not lessened and that the state loses
much revenue which goes to diminish
taxation and support public institutions.
The fact is that the allied interests in
the United States have total invest
ment of $3,OOO,OOO,OOO. They pay an
nually State and Government license
amounting to s272,OOO,OOO. In addition
they pay City license, real estate and
personal property taxes amounting to
s84,OOOO0O.
1t is strange that sane men shonld
seriously propose to blot out this vast
and important industry.
It is altogether probable that fanati-
cism will soon run its course for Idaho,
and the people get back to sound and
sensible methods in dealing with this
and with other matters of public con-
cern.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16
ONE ACRE EQUALS THREE.
Land and Crop Expert Pronoun-
ces One Acre of Idaho Irrigated
Land Equal TO Three In Best
Middle West Sectio n.

Prof. P. G. Holden, of Ames Univer-
siiy, Iowa, who in company of several
other gentlemen from Iowa spent last
Monday here after two weeks tour OF
this section, made the above statement,
one acre of irrigated Idaho land was
equal to three acres of the best Iowa
land. This statement coming from
such an authority means great deal
Prof. Holden.is the recognized agricult-
ural authority of Iowa and a greater
part of the middle west Owing 10 his
knowledge and influence the agricull-
ural interests of that state, particularly
the raising OF corn in that state has been
greatly benefited The Legislature of
Iowa last year appropriated $27 900 to be
used by Prof. Holden aud his assistants
in sending corn trains to different sec
tions of the state and this year will ap-
propriate a greater amount. Prof
Holden at one time was the manager of
the largest corn farm in the United
States and was instrumental in produc-
ing the best varities of seed corn. His
services are in demand constantly and
he has been called many times to lee
ture and advise with the best agricult-
ural interests as to the best methods to
produce results.
These facts are recited in order that
it may be thoroughly understood that
Prof. Holden is man who deals in facts
and knows what he is talking about
and that when he says that one acre of
Idaho irrigated land is worth three acres
of the best non-irrigibIe land, the state
ment should bear great weight. This
statement was made after a thorough
study of conditions and two weeks close
observation.
Several reasons are given for this
statement, one being, that the farmer on
irrigated land in this section can figure
as closely on final results as can the
merchant and manufacturer. The sun
shine is continual asset and the
moisture he regulates to suit his Indi-
vidual needs and conditions. No
heavy rains to wash away the soil, or to
make the ground so wet that he can not
get into the fields for days and some-
times weeks at great loss of valuable
time, and at time when each day
counts for much The slope of the land
is such that every acre can be cultivated
and made to count and it can be fertil-
lied by the rotation of alfalfa and clover
with the best of results. The fertility
is so great that the most abundant crops
are the result, the average crop fire.
quently being greater than the greatest
individual yields in non-irrigable sec,
tions.-Idaho Register.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16

Barney Maloy, owner of the Boston"
property adjoining the DeLamar and
big ''I'' mines. called last Saturday and
showed some very fine specimens of ore
ne had recently taken out Of his mine.
Mr.. Maloy has struck the same vein
that was opened on the big ''I'' property
and is satisfied that his claim shows ex-
ceptional prospects for any mining in
vestors to take hold OF. This vein can
be tapped at depth of $50 feet by
driving the tunnel 200 feet further into
the hill, where the chances are very
favorable that body of ore of high
grade will be encountered. The English
mining expert. j. w. .Plummer, who
bought and had patented for the Della
mar Co. an adjoining claim to the
Boston is reported to have said, that
in his opinion, there was very valu-
able deposit of ore on this property.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16
Rich Gulch Mining Company.

A. F. Stevens, manager of the Rich
Gulch Mining property, has returned
from Nampa where he purchased poles
and other necessary material for the
power line they are building to their
property. Mr.. Stevens was accompan-
led on his return by several mining
men who are interested in this mine.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-10-16

The wonderfully rich ore continues
in the face of the south drift on the
300 foot level, and it is nothing unusual
to see chunks of gold the size of wheat
grains sticking out of the ore that is be-
ing taken ont of the mine. It is only a
matter of few days until this property
will be one of the steady producers of
the camp. We are weeping great
gobs" of tears because we were fnanci-
ally unable to purchase some of the
stock of this property while it was on
the market.