The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-25
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thursday nlSnt Tor four days Visit.
Col. c NJ. Sampson and son,
G. B. were here from Antonito last
Saturday.
Camp outfits and all kinds of
sporting goods at the Murphy
Newcomb Hardware store.
Don't forget to get one of those
Safety Deposit boxes Just received
by the La Jara State Bank.
IS" stands for Scandalous Charles,
Scandalous sign painter,
Sunny San Luis valleys best.
Genuine peach brandy, for
medicinal, family or fishermen
use. Guaranteed. At Club Saloon.
John Stevens, the leading attor-
ney at Capulin, returned Wednes-
day from pleasant visit at Monte
Vista.
Wanted-All parties having wire
stretchers belonging to Murphy
Newcomb Hardware Co., to return
them AT ONCE.
Fine spring chickens are daily
shipped to the mining camps.
The local market quotation is 30,
40 and 40 cents each.
The best insurance companies
are always the cheapest. Kavalec
represents about ID of the largest,
safest, and best companies in ex-
istance. See him.
A letter from Andrew Glenn
says that their party are now at
Ojo Caliente where Ed. Hendren
is laid up with the rheumatism.
Ed. is taking the baths and getting
better slowly. He believes he will
be all right in a short time.
Notice to my friends and pat
rons: i find for the week ending
June the 25th that | have 26 paint
ing contracts on hand, so cannot
leave La Jara, but will continue in
the paint business here.
The Methodist church last Sun
day evening was crowded to hear
the exercises by the children of
the Sunday school. The little
folks with songs and declamations
showed careful training and much
talent.
June brides have been many
and one more is to be added to the
list next Wednesday when Miss
Florence Whitney, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Ira Whitney will be
married to Mr.. John Macon, The
ceremony will take place at the
home of the bride in Sanford and
limited number of invitations
have been issued for the event.
Mr. Macon is the obliging station
agent at Romeo and both young
people are socially very popular.
Frank Onstatt departed Satur-
day for the Buckskin mountains in
Arizona to round up herd of
buffalo and other fancy stock
which he will bring to La Jara in
August. His Persian sheep now
grazing west of town are causing
much comment because of their
big fan-shaped tails. The huge
tails are said to be composed OF
fat upon which the animal draws
in time of drouth and it is said
that these sheep can go without
food or water for a long time il
necessary.
An alarm of fire last Saturday
afternoon sent everybody running
towards Richfield. The wind was
blowing a gale and excitement rar
high. The fire department with
the apparatus had barely reached
the town limits when a messenger
met them with the information
that the fire was out A chimney
in John Shawcroft's house burned
out and in one of the rooms thai
had just been papered there wa.
no stop in the fue, only paper ovel
the stove pipe hole. The papel
took fire and Mrs. Shawcroft tele
phoned to here husband who wa.
in La lara. The flames from the
burning paper were sucked UP the
chimney by the draft and abou
the only damage was caused b,
water. Somebody dumped thre,
or four bucketfulls of water int
the top of the chimney and tn,
rooms below suffered from a tioot
of water and SCOT.
Church Announcement.