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The La Jara chronicle., 1909-05-14
! EVENTS OF THE WEEK {

from an eastern trip.
The Club saloon Is a favorite
place to get good cigar.
o. B. Case went to Denver Mon
day evening for brief visit.
Household furniture for sale.
Enquire at residence. o. B. Case.
Fresh fish, vegetables, meats.
candies, always at Il. G. Olives's.
Mrs. Rob't Graham returned to
her home in Pueblo last Saturday
evening.
Ever growing in popularity.
Lavender, the sign man. Pro
moter of outdoor publicity.
Don't forget to get one of those
Safety Deposit boxes Just received
by the La Jara State Bank.
w. W. Seyfer left Monday night
for the capitol city to enjoy three
or four days of sight seeing.
Will S. Mcclure drove up from
Antonito yesterday and took the
east bound train in the evening.
Another lot of Steel Safety
Deposit Boxes just received at the
bank. Price 81 year. Get one now
Col Chas. Paine and daughter,
Bulah, departed Monday on their
long anticipated visit to Vermont
O. Bever, employed at the Ala
mosa reservoir. was in town "A
couple of days this week, visiting
his family.
Wanted-All parties having wire
stretchers belonging to Murphy
Newcomb Hardware Co., to return
them AT ONCE.
We are in position to make
farm loans of one to five years at
reasonable rates of interest. The
La Jara State Bank
o. Bever bought one Of Brumbly
& Aker's seed potato cutters yes
terday and shipped it to his father
over in Delta county.
Epifanio Chaves, who myster-
iously disappeared from Antonito
several months ago, has written
to his friends here from California.
When you insure against fire,
remember Kavalec represent about
Is of the largest, safest. and best
companies in existance. See him.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. Walter
Wilson, Monday, May 3, a hand
some daughter. Walter now hands
out safety pin with every pur-
chase.
VIM. T. Mason, former resi-
dent, arrived Saturday evening
from Ignacio. on brief business
errand. He returned home We'd
nesday.
Niagara Falls will run dry in
about 1900 years. says scien-
tist. Colorado seems more likely |
to make the trip within the next
few years.
E. N Rich of Manassa has been
appointed district manager for
Colorado and New Mexico of the
well known Capitol Life Insurance
Co. of Colorado.
We have been hoping the weather
would be such that we could
remove our stoves, but we find we
still manage to consume about a
load of coal week.
DR.. Howard, veterinary surgeon
of Monte Vista. Phone Monte 40,
or leave orders and calls at La
Jara drug store. Will be in La
Jara one day in each month. Look
for date later.
Richard Hays of West Virginia,
who has been visiting his uncle,
A. S. Hawkins at Bountiful, for a
couple of weeks, left Monday night
for Lamar, Colo, where he has
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-05-14

went to Taos, n. NJ, Monday last,
where Mr.. Pearson is permanently
located.
I The best insurance companies
are always the cheapest. Kavalec
represents about Is of the strongest
and oldest.
Landlord Connolly of the Hotel
La Jara is devoting nearly all his
time these days to putting in
crop and is himself the man behind
the plow.
No preaching service was held
at the Methodist church last Sun
day. On account of the critical
condition of Mrs. Amer the pastor
felt unable to occupy the pulpit
! The health of Mrs. III. n. Amer,
suffering from lung trouble, con-
tinues to gradually fail and the
attending physician and friends
regard her condition as very grave.
Major S. ID. Wilder and wife
left Wednesday night for their
home in Denver after a short stay
at the Sherwin- Wilder -Neff ranch,
the guests of MIR. and Mrs. VIM.
| Nef.
We have number of portraits
suitable for framing of President
Taft and Vice President Sherman,
which we will give free, as long
as they last, with years paid in
advance subscription to The
Chronicle
The rear and side walls of j. P.
McKelvey's west store room nearly
fell out the first of the week.
Andrew Nelson is rebuilding the
upper part of the side wall and
anchoring it with big bolts. The
building will be extended back to
the alley.
John Young and wife left Mon
day morning for Pennington, n.
NJ, which they expect to make
their future home. Mr.. Young
came here recently from Taos
where he has been employed by
the Taos Mercantile Co. for several
years. Mrs. Young is one of the
pioneer school teachers of that
section.
The Cannon Ball west is loaded
to the steps these mornings with
men bound for the mining districts
around Silverton and La Plata.
Every spring there are lot of
men make this journey, IA few with
gripsacks full of money to start
up new properties but more are
badly broke. The lure of the
mines is over all.
The La Jara potato cutter is a
decided success. Brumbly & Aker
have been demonstrating their
machine to all corners this week
and the unanimous verdict was
that it was the greatest labor saver
yet invented for the potato grower
The machine is simple in con-
struction, consisting of few parts
A sack of potatoes are placed
in the hopper and fed one at a
time, little end down, into a wire
basket. Suspended over the basket
is a wooden plunger operated by
hand lever which forces the potato
down across the cutting knives and
through the bottom of the basket
and the divided potato falls into
the receiving sack ready to go to
the planter. On one test, Tuesday
afternoon. eleven sacks of medium
sized potatoes were cut in one
hour and eight minutes. 1t is
said that six or seven sacks are
good days work for man cutting
by hand and as only one man
is required to operate the machine
the saving is obvious. In fact the
machine is so simple that small
boy could run it as well as man
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-05-14

For seed oats-white, and seed
potatoes, see s. X. Shirk.
Top buggies and spring wagons
at cost at the Murphy Newcomb
Hardware Co.
The best insurance companies
are always the cheapest. Kavalec
represents about Is of the largest,
safest, and best companies in ex-
istance. See him.
We are selling New White sew
ing machines at SO less than
Denver price. Now's your chance.
Murphy -Newcomb Hardware Co.
Harry Serverson packed up his
kit and took Monday evenings
train back to the mines. His prop
erty is in Ohio gulch, near Gun
nison.
Peter Cornum is drilling the old
artesian well on j. w. Finney's
property, corner Second and Wal
nut, 80 or 60 feet deeper to tap a
stronger flow.
A. F. Potts, who came her from
the vicinity of Parsons, Kansas,
about month ago with intentions
of settling on leased land east of
town shipped his goods back to
that place today. Financial disap-
pointments, family matters and an
offer of a good lease there intiu-
enced Mr.. Potts to alter his plans.
DR.. Blissard is repairing his
fishing tackle and AYERS that he
will capture trout as soon as the
law allows. The doctor has the
identical fishing rod and line used
by his grandfather when a boy
amid the lochs of Scotland. 1t is
still serviceable, strong enough to
hold whale with big wooden
reel as large as ii pail
Teams began hauling sand and
gravel this week for the founda-
ton of the Conejos Roller Mills
new elevator and granary at
Bountiful. Ross Hollingsworth
of the mill was here Thursday
making arrangement for beginning
work on the superstructure about
the 24th inst. The storage bins
will have capacity for 10000
bushels of grain.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle held
business meeting yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. B. l..
Van Vechten and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing
year: Mrs. VIM. Forbes, president;
Mrs. G. L. Seabright, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. E. M. Rawlings, secre-
tary; Mrs. r. j. Kaaalec, treasurer.
The circle cleared $49.25 on their
annual dinner given last Saturday,
and is enjoying its full quota of
prosperity.
Demesio Ortega fractured his
knee cap the first of the week and
will be laid up some time in con-
sequence He was helping James
Braiden with some cattle and
roped a steer which dragged him
around at the end of the rope to
his injury. His family live on
Broadway between First and
Second streets and are said to be
in Strengthened circumstances.
Any charitable person may find
here most worthy object for it
will be long time before Mr.,
Ortega will be able to do another
days work.
Claus Arnell, one of the sub
stantial farmers of the Logan dis
trict and prominent in county
affairs, was business visitor in
La Jara yesterday. He paid The
Chronicle most welcome visit
and stated that preparation were
now under way to district his
section, under the new drainage
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06
NO CHANGE IN GAME LAW.


Mr. II. q. Rhodes sends the Eagle
the following clipping with the request
that Il be reproduced. which the Eagle
does with pleasure:
Austin. Tex. Aug. 3.-Because the
last legislature amended the game Law
by providing a gun tax and at one
time proposed to change the open sea
son on certain game some confusion
has resulted as when the open season
for doves and quniIs begins. The sea.
spect. and stand as they did before
sons have not been changed In any 70
the legislature amended the Law. II
will be unlawful to hunt doves or
quails before Nov. l. The real sports
men are glad that the season on doves
was not changed. though they admit
that doves are grown In September
and often leave the country. migrating
to Mexico. Their point Is that any cx'
cuse to be In the field with q gun and
shoot birds would mean that the young
quails would be shot surreptitiously
and soon decimated. II Is protection
to the quails to prohibit any kind Of
bird hunting until the season opens for
the Bob Whites. The game Law as
now constituted is universally com
mended.-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06
rosrsss WEATHER BULLETIN,

Washington. ID. G. Aug s.-i.asl
bulletin gave forecast Of disturbance
to cross continent toi0. The inter
csting feature OF this storm period
was expected to be It's unusually cool
weather. severe storms on eastern
coast Of the continent and the inaugu
ration OF drouth In parts OF the corn
belt. A high temperature wave was
expected In the southwestern states
from to TO-
Next disturbance viii reach Pacific
coast about 10. cross Pacific slope
by close OF n. great central valleys
IL TO IA. eastern states and provinces
Ii5. Warm wave viii cross Pacific
slope about 10. great central valleys
Il. eastern states and provinces "a.
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about 10. great central valleys. longi.
tude io5 70 IS. about Is. eastern states
and provinces ~.
This disturbance VIII bring another
cool week with very little rain In
large sections OF the corn belt In
which drouth win threaten damage
TO corn. Storms win be Of no great
Importance tin they reach the eastern
states, the lower lakes and the eastern
provinces OF Canada where. about Aug.
"A and Is. they win assume threaten.
ins and dangerous conditions. Be
tween this and the following disturb
ances dry weather In large sections OF
the corn belt will begin TO cause some
uneaslness about the corn crop.
During the five days, ceniering on
August 8 a hot wave will invade the
states west OF the lower Mississippi,
including Texas and following that
bot wave showers may be expected
"a the states mentioned. Next dis
tArbanee will reach Pacific cossl
about IS. cross Pacific slope by close
CT i6. great central valleys II TO 10,
eastern states and provinces 90.
Warn wave win cross Pacific slope
about 10. great central valleys II.
eastern states and provinces 10. Cool
wave win cross Pacific slope about IS.
great central valleys about 20. cas-.
tern states 20. This will be the most
important disturbance OF the month.
II win be radical In all its features
In It's entire passage from Pacific 10
Atlantic coasts. II will not be a very
dangerous storm on the oontinen; but
severe tropical storms may be expec-
ted of our southern coasts.
Frosts are expected IN northern sec
lions September . to and 10 to IL.
|The later frost wave Is expected 10
damage late corn and flax and spring
wheat but the bulk OF the northern
lcrons win be out Of danger BY that
time.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

Seine Exeslisns Advise to Young u.
dies on subjset Of FIsshy
Dressing.

tOrison SWEET Marden in Success Mag.
axinc.)
One Of the curses OF city life Is the
unwillinsness Of young men to marry
and assume the responsibility or obIi.
cations Of a family. The consequent
absence Of the refining. elevsfing In
fluence of home and family upon the
character Of both men and women Is
most disastrous. They live unnatural
and unhealthful lives and often be.
come abnormally selfish because they
are completely absorbed in getting the
plost they can for themselves. and
consequently think very little about
others.
Many girls seem TO think their chan
ces Of marrying men who can support
them in luxury are much enhanced
by cxtravaeant dressing. This Is a
great delusion. for men usually see
through them. Girls who dress beyond
their means. as a rule. fail 10 attract.
permanently. the wealthy men whom
they would like to marry. and often
frishten away the men OF small means
who would be drawn to them by their
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06
HARTMAN PLANS
TO RESIDE ALONE
Strangers Must Keep . Distance u
Five Miles.


Special to the Eagle.
New York. Aug. C.--E. n. Hartman
has purchased three miles Of public
roadway from the town Of Osbcrry.
Orange county. New York. and now II.
viii be impossible for = stranger to
approach closer than five miles to Mr..
Harriman's magnificent new country
mansion. .
Mr.. Hartman decided TO the town In
exchange private road five miles
long. which he had built at his own ex-
penses, and which covers q continuous
territory, but Is round about way.
He IL also said TO have paid a big
cash price.
The Hartman family desire seclu-
sion from strangers. The family is
expected home early In September.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

A fund q $4,000 is being raised for
the erection Of a new building for the
home OF Aged and Disabled Railway
Employees OF America. on a site north
Of Highland park. III. A large portion
Of The fund Is now In hand ana ground
has already been broken for the new
structure.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

According 10 statistics which have
just been published there were 5.fsi
persons affiliated with the organized
labor movement IN servia at the close
Of the year 1907.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

Il Is stated upon good authority that
fully eighty per cent OF the Scottish
ccai masters are IN favor cf insisting
upon their demands for reduction
of IL Rer cent in wages.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

James Duncan, first vice president
of the American Federation Of Labor
has appointed committee ci sixteen
to make study OF the subject OF IN
dustrial education In this and other
countries and report to the next ma
,ional convention of the Federation.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

Pending the outcome OF the confer.
ence between mine owners and min.
ers. which Is now In session. the 5000
striking miners at Pittsburg. Kansas.
have resumed work.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

Il is reported that the Western Fed
eration OF Miners has Instructed It's
executive board to print Socialist NJ.
erature In a number OF languages FOR
distribution.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

Governor Hadley OF Missouri has
signed the womar's nine-hour law. Il
regulates the employment of girls and
women IN factories, restaurants and
other places. Employment Is limited
to nine hours day between a. m.
and 10 y. M.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

Presi fent 7. l.. Lewis. Of the United
Mine wtrkers. has been In the anthsa.
cite coal districts arousing interest IA
organlzs1 lion. The union has large
number bf organizers in the field
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

New. Orleans. La. Aug. e.-Tonieht
ana Saturday partly cloudy weather.
Cline.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

The National womcn's Trade Union
League has issued It's call for the next
conference. which Is to be held In
Chicago ON September 37th of this
year.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

The building trades In Sweden are
now on the eve Of general lockout,
owing 70 dispute concerning work
Ing conditions.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

A Inv was passed In Michigan re-
Gently. which makes Il unlawful for
women and minors to work more than
nine hours cut OF twenty.iour.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

Charles II. wirmcI. Of the Cincinnati
Stationary Engineers Union. has been
appointed labor commissioner OF Ohio.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

The a.rikinr granite cu,tcrs at Wa
co. Texas. have won their demands
for rsisc nom 1886 TO 1850 day.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06
NOTES FROM THE LABOR WORLD.

The last Texas Legislature passed
fourteen state lava in favor OF labor
An attempt Is being made to organ
ize the wireless operators into n un'
lon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-06

mansion.
Mr.. Hartman decided TO the town ID
exchange private road five miles
long. which he had built at his own ex
penses, and which covers q continuous
territory, but Is a round about way.
He II also said TO have paid Bis
cash price.
The Hartman family desire seclu
sion from strangers. The family Is
expected home early In September.
NOTES FROM THE LABOR WORLD
The last Texas Legislature passed
fourteen state lava In favor OF labor
An attempt Is being made TO organ
ize the wireless operators into un'
Ion.
The n.rIkinr granite cuttcrs at Wa
co. Texas. have won their demands
for q rsisc from 1886 TO 1850 day
Charles II. wirmci. Of the Cincinnati
Stationary Engineers Union. has been
appointed labor commissioner Of Ohio
The building trades In Sweden are
now on the eve Of general lockout,
owing 20 dispute concerning work
Ing conditions.
A Inv was passed In Michigan re-
Gently. which makes Il unlawful for
women and minors to work more than
nine hours cut OF twenty.iour.
/ The National womcn's Trade Union
League has issued its call for the next
conference. which Is to be held In
Chicago ON September 27th OF this
year.
/ II is reported that the Western Fed
eration OF Miners has instructed its
executive board to print Socialist NJ.
erature In a number Of languages for
distribution.
II Pending the outcome OF the confer.
ence between mine owners and min.
ers. which Is now In session. the 5000
striking miners at PittsburE. Kansas.
have resumed work
II According TO statistics which have
just been published there were 5.f3i
persons affiliated with the organized
labor movement IN servia at the close
OF the year 1907.
II Il Is stated upon good authority that
fully eighty per cent OF the Scottish
coai masters are IN favor Of insisting
upon thelr demands for a reduction
Of IL ner cent in wages.
/ President 7. l. Lewis. OF the United
Mine wtrkers. has been In the anthsa.
cite coal districts arousing interest r.
organlzs| ion. The union has large
number III organizers In the field.
II Governor Hadley OF Missouri has
signed the womar's nine-hour law. Il
regulates the employment Of girls and
women IN factories. restaurants and
other places. Employment Is limited
to nine hours a day between ; a. m.
and 10 y. m.
James Duncan. first vice president
of the American Federation Of Labor
has appointed committee ci sixteen
to make study OF the subject of IN
dustrial education In this and other
countries and report to the next ma,
iional convention of the Federation.
A fund cf $4,000 is being raised for
the erection Of a new building for the
home OF Aged and Disabled Railway
Employees OF America. on site north
Of Highland park. III. A large portion
Of The fund Is now In hand ana ground
has already been broken for the new
structure.
\ THE WEATHER.
\
Il New. Orleans, La. Aug. e.-ronieht
ana Saturday partly cloudy weather.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-02
AGENTS DEATH NOT A SUICIDE.
J. w. Darby Exonerated From Short
age Charged at Time Of Death.

Foster, April 2-J. w. Darby, agent
for the Milwaukee at this place, who
was reported to have suicided short
time ago when his body was found
alongside the track about a fourth of
mile from the station, and when the
story given out that he had been found
short in his accounts as agent by the
auditor on the rounds of the latter a
few days before the death occurred, Is
now shown to have been entirely
blameless in the matter, and develop
ments completely exonerate the I'M
fortunate man. Officials of the road
now give out the statement that the
dead agents station accounts balanced
to a cent with the company, but that
there was difference in regard to the
switching of coal from the mines to
the station. and that Darby had the
money on hand to settle the bill when
the amount could be agreed upon as to
the proper portion due.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-02
The Grinnell News Letter.

Special to Times Republican
Grinnell, April 2.-The many friends
here of Miss Gala Hand, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs, La Roy s. Hand, of this
city, will be plased to learn of her pro-
motion to the position of director of
the director of the department of
photography in the high school of
Portland, Ore. Miss Hand was a teach
er in the high school of Ottumwa for
eight years, and has been teaching in
the high school of Sioux City for the
past two years. She begins her work
in Portland next September, and is
promised the finest laboratory west of
the Mississippi river.
Prof. Charles Noble of the chair of
English in Iowa College. has from the
trustees, leave of absence for year,
and plans to start, with Mrs. Noble, for
England about July 10, next They plan
to remain in England until the follow
ing January, and then visit points of
interest on the continent for the rest of
the year of their absence. In England,
he plans to spend a considerable time
in study at the university at Oxford.
Joseph Walleser, a graduate of Iowa
College, and attendant at Oxford on the
first Rhodes scholarship from Iowa
now professor of English at Fargo Col
lege, has been engaged to take the
place Of Professor Noble for the next
year.
At the business meeting Of the Con-
gregational church, last evening, the
committee consisting of Rev. H. N
Dascomb, Rev. D. P. Breed and Prof
Charles Noble, was instructed, on the
strength of their report, to cooperate
with the other churches in securing the
services of Rev. Henry Ostrona, il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-02
SUCCEEDS BARRETT
o. j. Henderson, Of Webster City, to
Deliver Lectures on Law at Iowa
State College.

State College.
Special to Times Republican.
Webster City, April 2. - o. j.
Henderson, law partner Of A. N.
Boeye in this city, has been given
place on the state college faculty at
Ames which will take a. halliday of
his time each week. He has been Sc
lected to deliver lectures on law, TAX
ing the place of former State Superin-
tendent r. C. Barrett, who died a month
ago. The scope of his work takes in
elementary law, laws applying to
drainage, mortgages and other similar
phases of legal work which especially
appeal to the rural class.
collegiate department at Ames and
took his law course at Hhe University
of Minnesota. He has been practicing
at the bar in this city some six or
attorney. His selection as law lecturer
at Ames is high commentator of his
ability. His work at the college COM
prises two hours weekly. Mr.. Hender-
son, beside being an attorney of ability,
has reputation in this community as
speaker of rare ability He delivered
last years Memorial address here and
also was the chief speaker at the re-
cent Lincoln centennial celebration in
this city.