The La Jara chronicle., 1909-07-02

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E. A. Nelson, county superin-
tendent of schools, went to Denver
last night to attend the meeting
of the National Educational Asso-
citation.
The best insurance companies
are always the cheapest. Kavalec
represents about Is of the largest,
safest, and best companies in ex-
istance. See him.
Ulysses Shockey, the young son
of A. A. Shockey, has had trial
with one of Jobs comforters.
Monday DIR. Becker lanced his
neck and though he still looks
straight ahead, life looks brighter.
Miss Grace Warshauer accom-
panied by two Monte Vista ladies
stopped in La Jara several hours
Saturday to rest and visit friends.
They were making "a long distance
horseback ride from Monte Vista
to Antonito.
One of the largest real estate deals
ever closed in this county was that
of w H. Barlow wealthy business
man of Conejos who sold through
The Menke g. Carroll Realty Co.,
last week to The Warshauer Nc
Clure Sheep company 1925 acres
adjacent to Antonito for $50, 1000.
The sheep company will plant
most of the land to peas.
A good ball game was played
on the La Jara grounds Sunday
between a team from Bowen and
"A picked nine from La Jara and
Richfeld. The boys from Bowen
punched their fumbles in the first
half of the ninth inning, allowing
La Jara to win the game by a
score of > to 3. 1t was IA nice,
clean exhibition of ball playing.
Verda Belle Kingsbury, aged
two years and five months, the
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Kingsbury, died Monday last
after an illness of five days, at the
family home on the Excelsior
ranch. Burial occurred Tuesday
at the La Jara cemetery
Two older children are very i'll
with the same disease, scarlatina,
taken at about the same time
The family are at loss to know
where the fever was contracted.
They arrived June Is from Cotton,
s. d., and have been around very
little. AS this community is free
from contagion at the present time
it is reasonable to suppose that
the disease was contracted on the
train. Mr.. Kingsbury is friend
of Lee ID. Price and the family
have the sympathy of the entire
community.
Two well known ranchmen at
Capulin fought duel in IA field
near that place Tuesday morning
over small stream of water which
both wanted to use. Juan Miguel
Galiegos, it is said, was armed
with "A hoe and Aniceto Gonzales
had shovel. AS result of the
fight Gallegos has cut over his
left eye which cleaved the skull
for distance of about two inches.
Dr. Schenck was called and dressed
the injury and later Dr. Baca was
called in consultation. The doctors
gave it as their opinion that the
wound will prove fatal though the
man was able to talk in rational
manner and injury to the brain
tissue which at first protruded
through the cut is not apparent.
Gonzales was arrested and at the
preliminary hearing in Capulin he
was bound over to the district
court, furnishing bail for his ap-
pearance in the sum of $1,000.
A well attended meeting was
held last Friday evening at which
among other things ways and
means were considered for the
building of a handsome Presby-
terian church in La Jara. A wide
difference in opinion as to the plan
of the structure developed but
the different views can doubtless
be brought together in harmony.
For the purpose of starting the
discussion Rev. Mcleod introduc-
ed his plan which contemplates a
cement block structure with a
large square tower at the entrance
corner, an auditorium with raised
and circular pews and pulpit and
choir at the side. In the rear are
Sunday school rooms, the whole