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The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-22

place to get good cigar.
Don't forget the San Juan Pio-
neer,s celebration at La Jara this
fall.
DIR. Wernette, the Alamosa den
tist, will visit La Jara every Satur-
day. Office at Ellis drug store.
If postmaster went hunting in
Africa and was eaten by lion,
what time would it be? 8 p. IN.
Alamosa people come to La Jara
to trade. They don't have to pay
for a fancy trimmed box with every
purchase.
The school children are arrang-
ing an entertainment to be given
on Lincoln's birthday, the 18th of
February.
Last big sale in the valley will
occur next Thursday at Frank
Pursley's. Your last opportunity
to secure fine stock, etc.
When looking for IA friend you
can almost always find him at the
Club saloon because it is a nice,
quiet place to spend an hour or two.
James Braiden returned the first
of the week from visit of several
weeks with his son, Louis, and
other relatives at Chetopa, Kansas.
We are selling New White sew
ing machines at $40 less than
Denver price. Now's your chance.
Murphy Newcomb Hardware Co.
After few weeks rest sheep
are again going east in large
numbers. They come from north
western New Mexico and south
western Colorado
j. w. Schecter and Chas. M
Olehy are among the prominent
farmers seeing the sights at the
stock show this week. They left
Tuesday evening.
The Denver live stock market
is reported active this week and
receipts heavy. Prices hold up
well and there is good demand for
stockers and feeders.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Handshaw,
who have resided at Aspen for
sometime, returned the first of the
week and will again maze their
home here.
Taken Up.-Light red COW with
Err on right side, half-circle X on
other side, tin tag E. r. johnson
left ear. Owner can have same by
paying charges. G. d. Hill.
A bill has been introduced in
congress allowing water users
under the reclamation service 20
years instead of 10 in which to
puy for the improvements. Some
will need about so.
MIR. and Mrs. w. E. Chenno-
worth were arrivals Wednesday
morning from their home at Colo
RADIO Springs. They are the guests
of Mrs. Chennoworth's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Bernard.
A. Haggard & Son loaded fine
bunch of lambs at the yards Tues
day. They had five, double deck,
standard gauge cars and are ship
ping to Kansas City. Jim Hag-
gard went along to look after the
sheep.
WANTED-Lady or gentleman
of fair education to travel for line
of household articles and special
ties. Salary $3.50 per day above
expenses. Address, The Alexander
Supply Co., 1876 Deaborn St., Chi
cago, Illinois.
A fine, grey mare belonging to
Loury Mullins that G. G. Oliver
was caring for died Thursday from
an unknown cause. Symptoms
were those of collie but a post
mortem examination failed to de-
termine the ailment.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-22
D. E. Newcomb. president of the

NOdh Dudi L lOneeTS aoooSldeiohs
will 20 to Denver tonight to attend
the funeral of his friend, Harry
Schiller.
Rev. Amer solicited ads from
the business men this week and is
getting up an attractive herald for
the concert at the Methodist
church next Friday night.
A thick furry of snow greeted
early risers this morning and the
ground was soon covered but by
10 o'clock it had disappeared.
Cloudy with cold south wind fore
tells more snow.
Mrs G. G. Flintham has almost
recovered from her recent illness
and La Jara people who called
to see her at her sons house in
Denver this week state that she
expects to return home in a few
DAYS.
p. b. McAtee, former superin-
tendent of the Rio Grande South
ern from Durango to Ridgway has
been made superintendent of the
fourth division while Superinten-
dent Lee is away on long vaca-
ton to Central America.
If you want to visit busy place
and get an idea of the volume of
business transacted in La lara,
drop into the State bank most any
day during business hours. You
will find dozen or more custo-
mers waiting to have their wants
attended to.
l need money with which to
square up my last years business
and wish to state to all who owe
me that accounts must soon be
settled In order to close up these
matters as soon as possible will
allow a 10 per cent discount on
all accounts paid before Feb. 10.
W. W. Seyfer.
Judge McCunnitf and wife re-
turned from Denver Monday
morning. The judge reports the
law makers at the statehouse in a
turmoil caused by the Patterson
Speer struggle for supremacy but
is of the opinion that whichever
wins out some good legislation will
result.
The ladies' aid society met with
Mrs. Ben. Richardson last Tues
day. Among other business tran
sacted, new officers were elected as
follows: Mrs. James Bowers, presi-
dent; Miss Langtry, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Ben Richardson, secre-
tary; and Mrs. Payne, treasurer.
The society will serve lunch next
Thursday at Frank PursIey's sale.
The foundation is ready for the
new Methodist church at Bowen
and the building will soon follow.
1t was the intention to have it
finished early in February but the
deep snow in the mountains has
made hauling lumber difficult.
The rough lumber comes from near
Jasper and about 10000 feet will
be used. 1t seems probable that
when the church is dedicated it
will be free from debt and Pastor
Amer is very hopeful that such
will be the case.
Iowa parties, it is said, have
paid $1,000 down for an option on
the Harvey ranch few miles
west of town. The property is one
of the finest in the valley, well i'm
proved and consists of 1920 acres
in the valley and a reservoir site
of 800 acres in the mountains a
short distance below the Terrace
reservoir. With the property goes
a perpetual right to 200 feet of
water from the Alamosa river, a
very valuable priority, and one
that in years past has not been
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-22
Word from C.H. Wilder states

that he is feeling hne ana may DC
expected home Saturday morning.
The Murphy -Newcomb Hard
ware Co. now have one of the most
attractive stores in the west as
well as the best stocked.
The Levi Hostetter ranch north
of Sanford has been sold to Geo.
w. Copeland. j. H. Shemwell
engineered the deal Wednesday.
Fine seed barley, 200 bushels,
will be offered at the Pursley sale
next Thursday. Bring your sacks
and take it away. Frank Pursley.
P. S. Osgood was an arrival
Wednesday morning and is look
ing after the shipment of his hay.
He will ship to Colorado Springs.
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. Murphy -Newcomb n. Co.
A. Haggard and wife started for
Kansas City Tuesday evening
where Mr.. Haggard will sell his
lambs. He is one of the largest
growers over Sanford way.
Dennis McCunnitf is spending a
few days at Greeley after taking
his examination at Fort Logan.
The examination papers will be
passed upon at West Point before
the result is announced
The sewing circle ladies' will
meet next Thursday afternoon,
Jan. %, with Mrs. Oscar La Rue
instead of with Mrs. r. j. Kavalec
as previously announced. Sick
ness in the Kavalec household is
the reason for the change
VIM. Neff and j. G. Pursley
returned Thursday morning from
visit to Denver and the stock
show. They report fine exhibi-
tion this year-the best ever, but
this part of the valley not repre-
sented among the exhibits.
In making up the list of i'm
provements published last week,
the handsome farm house, nearly
completed, valued at $l,e0O, built
by E. E. Nolen, four miles north
west of town was unintentionally
overlooked. Also barn built by
Ed. Howes costing about $1,000.
Mrs. FL. c. Cash received tele-
gram Thursday from Mr.. Cash
asking her to join him in Denver.
She accordingly made hurried pre-
perations and with the children
departed that evening. Mr.. Cash
was not pleased with Idaho and
will probably locate in or around
Denver.
Alfred Cassner King, the blind
poet, was an arrival from the south
last night, and is to-day selling
his books around town. There is
one great beauty about the verse
of Mr.. King, it is true to nature.
He lived and worked as IA mh-c.
before he lost his eyes amid the
mountains and scenes which he
describes and knows whereof he
writes.
Mr.. Rockyfellow forgot that La
Jara was on the map and neglected
to send our merchants their usual
tanks of kerosene this week. Con-
sequently by Thursday..not a gallon
of oil remained in town. One can
never appreciate the gigantic phil
anthropist, Mr. R., until they hold
a night sersion or two with tallow
candles. p. S.-Seven tanks ar
rived last night.
w. F. Mcclure and A. NJ. Rich
ardson, secretary and treasurer of
the Home Lumber, Coal and Grain
Co., were here from Antonito,
Wednesday and Thursday, taking
| 1invantorv and attandin,y tha animal
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-22
|EvENTS OF THE WEEK !
See La Jara grow.

tnlS week.
Good morning, have you seen
the sugar factory?
q. G. Oliver now keeps fine
supply of fresh fruit on hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Braiden
went to Denver Monday night.
Everybody's going to the big
sale at Pursley's next Thursday.
Fl. o. Ellis is in receipt of a
handsome line of Easter cards.
The celebrated Moon buggies at
cost. Murphy -Newcomb FL. Co.
January is due to go out like
lion the first half was so lamb like.
Bremen Hatfield took in the
sights at Alamosa Monday night.
w. S. James, Alamosa's new
jeweler was here again Wednes-
day.
Miss Vera Connolly visited Ala
mosa Monday night to consult a
dentist.
II. p Wilcox is looking after
E. w. Fluckey's ranch during his
absence.
j. G.. Fullenwider left Thursday
evening for a business trip to
Denver.
For Sale.-Household furniture,
all or any part. Enquire of Mrs.
H. G. Cash.
Don't fiddle around, just play
the music straight through the
way it's written.
Top buggies and spring wagons
at cost at the Murphy -Newcomb
Hardware Co.
Miss Rachel Mcconnell of
Monte Vista is visiting at the
home of Rev. Amer.
Mrs. L. NJ Angevine left Tues
day evening for a visit of two or
three weeks in Denver.
Romualdo Ortiz, the Capulin
merchant, went to the Denver
stock show Tuesday night.
Lee d. Price is clearing off
tract of land mile or so the other
side of the Alamosa river
DR.. Davis, dentist of Alamosa,
will be in La Jara every Thursday
at Hamilton's drug store.
The Methodist people will give
a concert next Friday night for the
benefit of the parsonage fund.
James Shawcroft and Myron
Guymon were passengers to Den
yer Monday to the stock show.
} See the new line of lamps,
parlor lamps and hanging lamps.
Murphy-Newcomb Hardware Co.
Geo. Copeland returned We'd
nesday from an eastern visit. He
found everything all right at the
ranch.
w. I. Bosworth of Garden City,
Kansas, was at the Hotel La Jara
yesterday. He owns land north
of town.
It's poor hen that can't lay an
egg in fine weather and conse-
quently the price of eggs are on
the toboggan slide.
The children of R. j. Kavalec
are afflicted with the whooping
cough. A case is also reported in
the family of J. Fl. Shemwell.
Don't forget that the Club sa-
loon is the place where only the
highest quality of liquors and ci-
gars are sold. A square deal" is
our motto.
VIM. Forbes and son Wallace
went to the stock show Saturday
night. Mr.. Forbes having some
\ business to attend to went early to
get it over before the big show
opened .r
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
.aIII6HT KILLED D N BLIZZARD.
Renf Men Freeze to Death IN Chicafo-
Two Killed in Wistonsin Danger
at Albert Lea.

Chicago, Feb. 2. - Eight dead, two
fatally injured and ten more or less
badly hurt, is the toll thus far exact
cd by the blizzard which swept down
from the Northwest and overwhelmed
the Middle Western states.
With telegraphic communication In
. demoralized condition it is almost
certain that the full loss of life
through the West has not yet been re-
ported here, but up to the present the
wire reveals the fact that in addition
to the four men found frozen to death
in this city, one man died at Milton,
N. D., two at Fond du Lac, Wis, and
one at Belvidere, this state, and that
In Cincinnati two were fatally injured
and ten more or less crippled.
Belated advices from Albert Lea,
Mimi, tell of the worst storm in
years. raging there Thursday, Friday
and Friday night, demolishing the big
brick smokestack Of the Brundin
Packing company plant and imperiling
the lives Of twenty men, all but one Of
whom managed to escape in safety,
the unfortunate one being slightly in.
jured.
Business there is at a standstill,
electric light and telephone wires are
down, mail delivery suspended and
heavy financial loss resulting.
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NEWS OF the week IN fPIIOMf
mportaat Events At Home and On
Foreign Shores Briefly
Told. i
PERSONAL.

Charles J. Pratt, former business
manager Of tho Milwaukee Sun and
head Of q large printing house in Jop-
Tin, Mo-. is dead.
John p. Murphy, vice president OF
the Milwaukee National bank, is dead
after IN illness of about year. He
was 1ifty-nine years old.
Capt. Alexis Keller, sergeant-at.
arms Of nine consecutive Republican
national conventions, died in Colum-
bus, Ohio. He was seventy-eight
wears old.
H. G. Hammond, member OF the
brokerage firm of Osler & Hammond,
one of the leading financial firms in
the Dominion Of Canada, died from
cancer in Toronto.
Uncle Zacharia Lyerla, a prosper.
Gus farmer of Alto Pass, ILL.,, nearly
seventy years old. led twenty-mile
fox chase on foot, in which several
young men were completely exhaust
ed and the fox got away. Uncle
Eacharia came up at the finish as
fresh AS a lark.
Gold medals with suitable emblems
are to be awarded to Orville and Will
bur Wright by congress in recognition
and appreciation of their great service
In the advancement of aerial naviga-
ton and for their ability, courage and
success in navigating the air, if the
house passes q resolution adopted by
the senate.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
FAMILY ROW ends FAMILY
Yssthful Rancher, His AsellWlfs aas,
Her Son Fight MansIs Fatal.
" Hurt.

Belle Fourche, s. D., Feb. 2:-lIys-
tory surrounds the shooting Of David
Paxton, young rancher, rear Sun.
dance. Wyo., his wife and his
stspson, following series Of bitter
quarrels. Paxton is dying with bull.
let In his head, while Mrs. Paxton and
her son will both recover.
The affair occurred at the Paxton
ranch, eighteen miles south Of Sun.
dance. Paxton, who is thirty years Of
age. surprised his neighbors last sum-
NOR by bringing home a bride, who 10
past sixty and her young son. Cecil
Davis.
Soon thereafter It was noticed that
oil was not harmony at the ranch. and
before long family Jars became fro
Quent and protracted. They finally
eliminated in the shooting that win
have an airing in court.
Shots attracted attention to the
ranch and when nefghbcrs arrived
they found all three members Of the
family wounded and an empty gun
lying on the floor.
Paxton in q sworn statement de.
clared that he had shot both Mrs. Pax.
ton and her son during a dispute ana
that the woman had shot him. He
then lapsed into Inconsistencies.
from which it is thought he will never
recover.
Mrs. Paxton and her son both de-
clare that Paxton shot them and then
turned the gun upon himself with the
statement, well, old woman. I may ~
we'll 60 with you"
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FROM OTHER SHORES.

Prince Henry Of Prussia, brother OF
Emperor William, made a successful
ascent in q military airship from Te'
gel.
Word has been received at Manila
Of an attack on the Parang pearline
feet by Moro pirates On Jan. 20, seven
Of the pearl fishers having been killed
In the fight.
Benoit- Constant Coquelin, the great
French actor. whose eliminating tri.
umph had been awaited in Edmond
Rostand's "The Chanticleer," which
is now being rehearsed, died at Point
Aux Danes, Seine ct Marne.
William H. Leavitt Of Paris, the
artist, is willing that his wife Ruth,
daughter of William ]. Bryan, should
have her divorce, which she has ap-
piled for in Lincoln, Neb. He said:
Il never denied her anything, and if
she wants to be free from me she
can"
A heavy detachment of police had
to be called to dispense mob of un-
employed disappointed at not finding
work when they applied to an East
London firm in answer to an advertise
ment. The mob stormed the compa-
ny's warehouse and demanded the re-
turn of their car fares.
Henry Hess, we'll known city man
and promoter and publisher of the
London Critic, was sentenced to two
years Imprisonment for publishing
statements intended to deceive the
shareholders of a certain company
and for having Incorporated the
sum of $7,14O belonging to the COM
pany.
Three japanese were broubht to
Guayaquil, Ecuador, guarded by a file
of soldiers, and lodged in jail. They
are suspected of being spies in the
service of the Peruvian government,
and it is thought they are officers in
the Japanese army. They were cap
tured near Cuenca while mapping the
frontier.
Announcement was made at Mont
real of the appointment of E. j.
Chamberlain as general manager of
the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad, in
succession to F.. w. Morse, resigned.
Up to the time of the purchase of the
Canada Atlantic by the Grand Trunk
Mr.. Chamberlain was manager of that
system and he has since been en-
gagged in private business.
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THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock centers.

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock centers.
st. Paul, Feb. 2. = Wheat - No. 1
hard, $1.09 1-S@1.09 3-s; No. North
ern, $1.0s 1-s@1.oS 3-S; No. 2 North.
ern. $1.06@1.O7. Corn-No. 2 yellow,
sc 1906 3-4c. Oats - No. white,
40 3-s@4s 7-sc.
Minneapolis, Feb. 2.-Wheat NO.
hard, $1.09 1-S@1.09 3-s; No. North
ern. $1.cs 1-s@1.0s 3-S; No. 2 Northern,
$1.06@1.07. Corn = No. yellow,
Sc 1-2@56 lac. Oats - No. white.
4S s-S@4s 7-sc.
Duluth, Feb. 2. - Wheat - No. 1
hard. $1.06 10; No. 1 Northern,
$1.o5 70; No. Northern, $1.03 7-s.
Flax-$1.55 3-4. Oats-No. 3, 4S 7-8c.
Chicago, Feb. 2. = Wheat - No. 2
red, $1.07 1-2@l0s1 IA; No. 2 hard,
$1.04 1-2@1.06 Ia. Oats-No. 3 white,
50 1-2c. Corn-No. 2 yellow, 50 1-2c.
Milwaukee. Feb. 2. - Wheat-No.
Northern, Sill IL; No. 2 North.
ern. $1.0S 1-2@1.10. Barlcy-Standard.
CSC.
Chicago, Feb. 2. - Cattle-Beeyes.
$3.65@770; stockers and feeders.
$2.70@4.so: cows and heifers, $500
s. Hogs-Bulk. $5.50@5.so. Sheep
Natives. $2.6o@4.s5: lambs. $4.6e0
IT'S.
Sioux City. Iowa, Feb. .. - Cattle
Grass steers, $S:25@ s:ao: stockers
and feeders. $3.4O@4.60; calves ana
iyearlings. $308.so. Hogs ~ Range.
$5.40@5.65.
South st. Paul, Feb. Q. - Cattle
Granted steers. t5.500e.50; COWS
and. heifers, $3.2604.5e: veal calves,
s5@5.50: good to choice stock steers,
33.75@4.25. Hogs-Bulk, $5.5e06.s5.
sheep-Yearlings. $4.5o@4s5: spring
lambs. $6.25@6.75.
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Admiral Sperry's Ships Given
Cordial Welcome by the
British Officials.
Big VESSELS EXCITE WONDER
Program for Reception Of Fleet On Re.
turn to Hampton Roads
Is Completed.

Gibraltar, Feb. 2.-The first division
Of the United States Atlantic fleet,
comprised Of the Connecticut, Yer
mont Kansas and Minnesota, under
command of Rear Admiral Sperry, ar
rived here yesterday morning from
Vile Franche. Although the arrival
OF the squadron lacked the noisy &C.
compartment Of laundering guns, the
formal exchange of salutes being post
poned in difference to the day, the
British welcome was no less hearty
and cordial.
From the moment the glistening
white hulls of the American ships
were mere specks upon the blue water
of the Mediterranean, every coign Of
vantange on the rock of Gibraltar was
occupied and by the time they were
ready to round majesticaliy into the
harbor the entire population seemed
to be massed on the water front.
The official calls began az soon an
the visiting ships were moored.
Marvel for sightseers.
All day long launches and short
boats filled with the curious .churned
around the American battleships, the
sightseers marveling at their size
and comparing them with the sother
ships in the harbor.
At shutdown the Georgia and Ne
braska, under command Of Rear Ad-
miral Wainwright, arrived from Tan
gier. Five Golfers and the auxiliaries
Panther and Yankton already are
here, and the coaling Of the first d.
vision will begin today.
Despite the unofficial character of
the visit and Rear Admiral Sperry's
disconcerting appearance with his
feet two days before single divi-
sion was expected, the English evil
IDENTIFY intend to give the Americans
q reception they will long remember.
Review on Arrival Home.
The program for the reception of
the fleet on its return to Hampton
Roads has been completed. It prac-
tically reverses the program carried
out when the fleet sailed. President
Roosevelt, on board the Mayfower,
anchored between the Horseshoe and
Lynn Haven bay, will review the feet
a. It passes at noon on Feb. %.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
DEATH Turks IN OIL WELL

Gas Ignites, Causing Fire and Explo.
sion Probably Fatal to Two.
Steubenville, Ohio, Feb. 2-When a
gas we'll was brought in on the Abel
J. Crawford farm near Richmond, Sat.
urday, instead of an oil well, the gas
.ignited wrecking the derrick and we'll
sheds and scattering death and in
jury to the employees and spectators.
Fire followed the explosion and de-
stroyed all the wooden wreckage.
John Wiles, sixteen years old, was
burned to death.
William Dodds, driller, was burn
ed about the body and head. He is
expected to die. Half dozen others
were slightly hurt.
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Fined 500 for Larceny.

Bagley, Mimi, Feb. I'm the dis.
trict court here the grand jury made
its final report Saturday and was dis
charged, having been in session four
days. Charles Payne, indicted for
grand larceny in the first degree.
charged with stealing $170 from a
man named Roberts in saloon last
fall and having returned the money.
was allowed to plead gully to petit
larceny and was fined 500 or ninety
days in Jail.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
TRAIN STILL MISSING.
Stalled Milwaukee & St. Paul Trail
10 Unaccounted For.

Stalled Milwaukee & st. Paul Train
10 Unaccounted For.
Milwaukee, Feb. 2.-Railroad trains.
which have been more or less irregu.
lar on account of the blizzard during
the past two days, have just about re-.
sumed normal conditions.
Trains operated from Milwaukee
were about on time yesterday, with
one or two exceptions, due to the cold
weather, the temperature being not
far from the zero mark.
All the stalled trains with tho ex.
ception. Of No. %, on the. Southern
Minnesota division of the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, have
been accounted for.
Wires are down and trains are still
being run on what is known as the
card system.
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SEAS POUND THE ST. LOUIS.

Enormous Wave Breaks Rudder Of
Big American Liner.
New York, Feb. /. - Buffeted by
heavy seas and northwest gale, the
crippled American liner st. Louis. car.
rying 1000 passengers, is expected to
reach the entrance of the Ambrose
channel off this port early today from
Southampton and Cherbourg. Y
Since the disablement Of her rudder
by an enormous sea, the liner is said
to have steered by means of her twin
screws.
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BUYS BIG TIMBER TRACT.

eonifas Lumber Company Purchases
$4,000 Acres in Michigan.
Escanaba, Mich, Feb. 2. - The Els.
canada Timber Land company has
sold to the William Bonifas Lumber
company $4,000 acres of timber lands
In Gogebic and Ontonagon counties
for $425,000. The William Bonifas
Lumber company is a newly organized
corporation instituted for the purpose
of purchasing this tract of timber and
the stock is held by William Bonifas
of Garden and the Kimberly Clark
company of Neenah. Wis.