The La Jara chronicle., 1909-04-16

the Sanford tabernacle. He dis.
coursed chiefly in presentation ol
conference news.
There was very generous pop.
ular request last week for the repe-
tition of the public school enter.
tainment given ten days ago
Owing to the diminished attend
ance at the schools, the matter has
been held in allegiance, SO far.
The newly elected mayor, G. j.
Block, with two of the newly in
stalled councilmen, Erastus Beck
and Heber Cornum, took a trip to
Conejos to qualify last Monday
and the new city council held their
first official meeting last Tuesday
evening.
Peter Mortensen is coutemp.at-
ing the erection of a concrete
residence down on the meadows
through which the Conejos river
flows. Hartley Bros. have an
agent on the ground, and it is said,
that as soon as the mouider, mixer
and gasoline engine arrives, work
will be begun.
A. P. Mortensen and G. n. Block
made a trip to the Alamosa reser-
voir this week, carrying commissary
goods for the company. About 40
men are now at work, repairing
the hume and smoothing out the
tunnel, so that it will drain. A
larger force of workmen will be
put on right away.
At La Jara, Prof. King briggs,
with the Sanford tabernacle choir,
will give concert next Friday
evening, April %. The entertain
ment will be given under auspices
of the Woodmen of the World
The choir is assiduously rehears-
ing for the occasion, and a very
interesting program is assured.
Edgar Jones, the town marshal.
is suffering severely from being
thrown from horse three weeks
ago. He was severely bruised at
the time on the left shoulder, but
not observing any dislocations, he
did not consult physician. Lately
his limbs and head began to swell,
doctor was summoned, and the
latter thinks that very severe in
ternal injuries must have been
received.
Henry Patterson. aged 10, died
of pneumonia Wednesday morn
ing. Though somewhat i'll with
la grippe, he went to work on the
Terrace reservoir with "A crowd of
men, one week before his death.
Working in the snow, additional
exposure caused pneumonia. A
relative, James Patterson, brought
him home in spring wagon. "A
distance of 30 miles, the night
before he died. The young man
is a son of our townsman, Henry
Patterson.
Last Sunday, MIR. and Mrs.
Orval Peterson, the newly welded
couple returned from Salt Lake
City. AS the bridegroom is of
Sanford and the bride a very pop
ular young lady of Richfield, it
became question of conventional
propriety as to whether the we'd
ding ball should be given III San
ford or Richield. 1t was finally
determined that both places should
be favored, Sc last night the
Social hall here resounded to terp-
sichorean merriment in cele ebration
of the event. We wish the young
couple happy and prosperous
voyage together DER the sea of life
Prof, King briggs gave musi-
cal recital in the Opera hall last
"Wednesday forenoon, to a very
appreciative audience of students,
teachers and specially invited
guests. The lives of many of
the great masters of music have
been studied in the higher grades,
and the recital was to illustrate
their classical and romantic com.
positions. The following was the
entertaining program, Miss Amy
Poulson assisting at the piano:
The Wedding March, Mendelssohn
The Wanderer, Schubert
The Earl King, Schubert
The Magic Fluit, Mozart
Drink to Me Only with Thine
Eyes, Mozart
Andante, Beethoven
Another recital will be given
next week.