The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-25

Fellows lodge OF 30 members.
Miss Woods, the Alamosa milli-
ner, has sold out to a couple of
ladies from Mancos.
The small boy with the fire
cracker and the arrival of a car
load of watermelons is convincing
proof that Fourth of July is almost
here.
Mark &. Woodruff, ex-register
of the state land board, voluntarily
returned to Denver Thursday to
be Investigated by the Legislative
committee now probing into state
land affairs.
I'm the Valley Where the Wild
caters Grow" is the latest song
by Joe Newman the Denver
artist. Joe's wires are crossed,
the wildcatters grow in Denver
and the valley can prove an alibi.
Denver cattle market was off
last week in sympathy with east
ern markets. Good steers sold at
$50 and it took pretty choice
article to bring better than S625
Hogs were active and firm at 81 30
for light weights and SIS5 for
choice heavys. Sheep receipts
were light but demand good at
1925 for ewes, S5.35 for wethers,
ST for yearlings and SS for spring
lambs.
Secretary of the Interior Ballin-
ger is out with decision modify
ing the ruling against mining
claims on the forest reserve. To
obtain patent it is no longer
necessary to establish the existence
of mineral vein throughout the
entire length of the claim. The
general trend or strike of the vein
at point of development will be
evidence that mineral exists
throughout the claim as located.
The ID. & X. G. has been selected
as the official route to the 43rd
National Encampment of the &.
A. h. at Salt Lake City, Aug. 9 to
IL The official Colorado Special
will leave Denver, Saturday, Aug.
/, at lO:l5 a. m, arriving in Salt
Lake City Sunday at p. M.
The hosts of the grand army are
going from all over the union to
see the sights of that interesting
city Attendance from Colorado
should be the largest from any
state in the Union as our nearness
to Utah and the very low rail
road rates offered, make the trip
both convenient and inexpensive.
Here is opportunity for Colorado
to show her loyalty to Utah. Ar
rangements have been made for
the convenience of comrades living
in various parts of Colorado to join
the Colorado Special at nearest
station to their homes, The fare
from La Jara for the round trip
will be S24.55 via Pueblo. Sleep
ing cars will be located at princi-
pal points along the line, and from
present indications the train will
be the largest special train pulling
into Salt Lake City for the
National encampment. The d. d
r. q. is sparing no effort or ex-
pense to bring the attendance to a
point that will be a credit to
Colorado and highly appreciated
by our sister state of Utah.
j. G. Pursley returned last Fri
day from months visit with his
son, Charles, at Solomonville, Ariz:
During his stay he attended the
trial of Frank Campbell, the man
who started the trouble which led
to the fatal shooting of Wayne
Pursley last September. Camp
bell was found guilty of assault
with deadly weapon with intent
to kill, The penalty provided by
law is from one to ten years in the
penitentiary and the judge sen.
fenced Campbell to six years
While Mr.. Pursley feels that under
the evidence and the instructions
of the court stronger verdict
might have been returned yet had
such been the case, way might
have been left open for reversal
by the supreme court and thus
Campbell might have escaped
punishment entirely. Mr.. Pnrsley
reports wonderful hunger fol
land in all parts of the country
and states that the little valley
around Stafford and Solomonvillt
is very prosperous. Two crops {