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The La Jara chronicle., 1909-12-24
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Denver.
Holiday goods are going rapidly
and you'll have to hurry.
Geo. S. Lovett was an Alamosa
visitor Wednesday night,
Fresh bread, fruits, vegetables,
meats. always at q. G.. divers.
O. p. Leon, practical watch
maker and jeweler. AT Hamilton's
drug store, La Jara.
Genuine peach brandy, for
medicinal, family or fshermen's
use. Guaranteed. At Club Saloon.
Young men, our box stationery
is being watched by the girls.
Don't wait long Hamilton Drug
Store.
The children of Louis Rivera,
who have been attending school in
Denver, are at home for the holi-
day vacation.
MIR. and Mrs. A. l.. Moss and
daughter, Bernice, are spending
the holidays at Champaign. Ill.
They left last Monday.
Wallace Forbes and sister Miss
Mary are home from Boulder en-
joying their Christmas vacation at
the home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs WIN. Forbes.
The little folks have been hard
at work practicing for their Christ.
mas entertainment which takes
place at the church to might They
anticipate great deal of joy.
DIR. and Mrs D. S. Schenck en-
tertained n few friends last Tues
day evening in a very happy man
lier, music, parlor games and dainty
refreshments were the features.
A prisoner broke Jail at Sugar
City the other night but SO fierce
was the Arkansas valley weather
that he hunted up the marshal
inside of an hour and had himself
put back in Jail again.
We have a number of those new
steel safety deposit boxes left.
Gather up all your insurance
policies. deeds, documents, notes,
etc, come and get n box at the
special offer of 81 from now till
January 1st, 1911.
The Midland Jubilee Singers,
IA company of colored ladies and
gentlemen, singing songs OF the
Sunny South, will appear for one
night only at Methodist church,
LA Jara, Saturday, January l. No
one should miss this musical treat.
Two cars of hogs shipped from
La Jara recently came within
dime of topping the market at
Denver. But buyers still com
plain that San Luis valley hogs as
rule are too light. The greatest
demand is for lard hogs and more
care will be necessary III finishing
to get the highest market price.
Notice has been received that
on January lst, next, the La Jara
postuffice will be advanced from
the fourth to the third class. The
change is due to IL gradual growth
of business and carries with it an
increase in pay and provision for
clerk hire very agreeable to the
postmistress, Mrs. NJ +. Mosier.
Judge and Mrs. Ezra 7. Elliott
of Del Norte have gone on an
extended eastern visit which will
include the principal winter resorts
of the Florida coast The q. S.
bankruptcy court at Del Norte,
over which the judge has so long
and ably presided, has been discon-
tinued, according to the Prospec-
tor, and the district consolidated
with the one of which Pueblo is
headquarters. This change is due
to lack of bankruptcy business in
the district, general prosperity hav-
ing made financial failures almost
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On the corner-the Murphy
Newcomb Hardware Co.
Nice geese for sale at 81 each.
Call at Mrs. G. G. Flintham's.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Burt
Coombs of Ricbtield, Saturday last.
a son.
DIR. Seabright gives special at
tention to the fitting of school
children eyes.
Anyone wishing electric door
bells or any kind of electrical work,
see Frank Webb.
Tom Burns, the millionaire mer-
chant and lumberman of New
Mexico, was here yesterday buying
number of horses from leading
farmers
Frank Onstatt has been having
a strenuous time this week with
young lambs, his sheep having
been bred for an early market
So far the loss has not been heavy
but the extreme cold weather has
been hard on them.
Since the New Year is about
here the following resolution
should be made by everyone who
owns home: Resolved, that l
will take out policy in a good,
safe, fire insurance company repre-
sented by Kavalec.
A light engine coming west ran
head-on into double header
freight, Monday morning about 4
O'Clock, near Blanca. A fireman
broke his ankle jumping from his
engine, but no one else was hurt
The passenger was delayed about
six hours.
The soft coal famine was relieved
this week by the arrival of a few
cars. a number of which were
brought iii attached to the regular
passenger train by special order of
Superintendent McAtee. Shortage
is said to be due to lack of narrow
gauge coal cars at Alamosa.
Chas. Heinz, the railroad brake
man who stepped on a rusty nail
at Alamosa, is having serious time
with blood poisoning The infect
ed toe was amputated last week
and now late report from the
Salida hospital says that the
poison has gone further and it will
be necessary to remove the entire
| foot.
Last Wednesday was the shortest
day in the year and the days are
now growing longer at the rate of
about one minute per day. The
old saying that, ''as the days begin
to lengthen, the cold begins to
strengthen" hardly holds good this
week as decided change for the
better has taken place and much
milder weather prevails.
Word from Mrs. Thos. Nc.
Cunniff says that she expects to
spend Christmas with her son,
John, in Greeley. She better hurry
home because the Judge is getting
SO cranky batching that the CRATE
in the kitchen stove dumps itself
whenever he looks at it and how
could he be happy on self-raising
pancake -four, bologna and lin.
burger cheese.
OF the next number of the
Lyceum Course which appears at
the Methodist church, Jan. l, The
Trinidad Advertiser has this to
say: "An audience that filled the
First Presbyterian church to the
doors enjoyed an evening of rare
entertainment last night when the
Midland Jubilee Singers gave a
program of vocal and instrumental
numbers, interspersed with read
ings. The company, seven in
mum Der, is considered the best
pronp of colorpd entertainers on
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The best ever-the Jubilee sing
ers at the church, Jan l.
The best assortment of Christ
mas post cards in town. Hamilton
Drug Store.
Judge Holbrook held court at
Pagosa Springs this week begin
ming Tuesday.
Mrs. G. B. Sampson of Antonito
was guest of Mrs. l.. A. Norland
at "Sunnyside," Tuesday.
If you want it done right, go to
Kavalec. His many years of ex-
perience may save you money.
Anton Frank, who has lived at
Creede ever since Creede WAS
Creede and before, is going to
move to Delta to live on a ranch.
A. E. Albright, one of the new
settlers on the Harvey ranch, was
a pleasant caller at The Chronicle
office yesterday and had his name
added to our subscription list
The Christmas present of last
year is gone but not forgotten"
and we have some new ones for the
anxious children this year in their
place. Hamilton Drug Store.
Knowing that many of my pat
rons will smoke only the best ci-
gars made, have put in a large
line of those celebrated brands, the
Flor de Mandel and Martinez.
w. w. Seyfer at the La Jara Drug
Store.
E. j. Murphy of the Murphy
Newcomb Hardware Co, with Mrs.
Murphy and children, departed
Tuesday to spend the holidays
with relatives at Randolph, Neb.,
after which they will visit Kansas
City, being away from home for a
couple of weeks.
Money for amusements consti-
tutes very small per cent. of the
expenses of the average resident
of the San Luis valley, in fact for
long periods it amounts to nothing
at all. Therefore, you can't afford
to miss the next number of the
Lyceum course. The Midland
Jubilee Singers, M. E. church,
Saturday evening, Jan. l.
The La Jara Literary Society
met last Tuesday evening in the
school house and the attendance
was better than at the first meet
ing The program was excep-
tionally good and all who attended
seemed much pleased. A class in
extemporaneous speaking was
started and also society news
paper. Messers. Weist. McKelvey,
Hamilton and Rawlings will shine
as extemporaneous speakers after
awhile and the La Jara Literary
Society will become nursery of
incipient genius. The next meet
ing will be held on Friday evening,
January 7th. The members ex-
tend a cordial invitation to all
their friends.
Since DIR. Frederick W. Cook,
the near hero of north pole renown,
has been pronounced faker by
the committee appointed by the
university of Copenhagen, Den
mark, to examine the records of his
alleged trip through the frozen
north and subsequent discovery of
the north pole, Frank Webb has
resolved to come to the front aud
relieve a disgusted public by max
ing the dash to the pole that will
indeed eclipse the venture of Com
mander Peary and decidedly dim
whatever lustre that snobbish indi-
vidual now imagines embellishes
his name. Frank has already be-
gun training for the trip, making
nightly drives to Manassa and not
returning until the early morning
when the thermometer has fallen
tn the vary bottom, of daspoir
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Chess and Checks.

Chess was originally the game OF
Kings, the game of shahs. The word
shah" became in old French "eschac," :"
while the old French "eschecs" was
further corrupted into chess The
more original form chec has likewise
been preserved, though we little think
Of IT when we draw cheque. or
when we suffer check, or when we
speak of the chancellor of the ex-
ehequer. The great object of the chess
player is TO protect the king, and
wien the king is in danger the op
ponent is obliged to say Check I. e.
shah, the king. After this the various
meanings OF check, cheque, or ex-
chequer become easily Ineligible. Ex-
chequer or scaccarium, the name of
the chess board, was afterward used
for the checkered cloth on which ac-
counts were calculated by means Of
counters.
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tion girl who has gained considerable
fame in the musical circles of Chi
cago and other cities where she has
visited She has never given pub
lie recital in her home city although
often urged to do so and now that
she has decided to appear in a recital
there is no question but what she will
be greeted by a great audience. Miss
Brainerd is pianist of remarkable
and unusual ability. Instructors high
in the musical world have pronounc-
ed her pianist of the highest rank.
She also has an extremely sweet voice
and her vocal work has attracted no
little attention. Only few days ago
she returned from Chicago where she
has been pursuing her musical stu
dies. She is here for a short visit
only, returning TO Chicago in a few
weeks. The program she will render
Tuesday evening is certain to be a
most charming and delightful series
of numbers. One of the finest pianos
ever brought to this city has been
shipped here from Denver especially
for the use of Miss Brainerd at this
recital. The use of the instrument
being rendered by one of the big
piano houses of the country
Miss Brainerd will appear under
the auspices of the local lodge of
Knights of Pythias. and the lodge has
charge of all arrangements. The sale
of tickets opened today at the Kraft
and Emerson drug store.
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MAKES a FLOATING COMPASS,
Popularity of Masnetized Needle
When Placed in Water.

II a thoroughly dry and clean sew
ing needle is very carefully laid on
The surface OF the water in a basin
the needle win float in spite of the
high density of steel-seven or eight
times that of water.
On close inspection ii is found that
the surface OF the water is depressed
under the needle. very much as If
there were a thin illm stretched over
the water, and slightly indented by the
weight OF the needle. This property
Of liquids. of Offering a certain assist
ance to force exerted upon their sur
Iace. is termed surface extension
The magnitude of the force of surface
iension varies from one liquid TO an
other. II is greatest in the case of
mercury. The cause of the phenome-
uon must probably be looked for in
che attraction of the liquid molecules
o one another. A sewing needle. thus
floating upon water may be used as a
compass, If it has previously been
magnet;zed. II will then point north
1nd south, and will maintain this po-
sition il the containing vessel is
moved about; if The needle is dis
placed by force il will return TO its
position along the magnetic meridian
rs soon as the restraint Is removed.
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The Riaht Sort of wife.

An Atchison man recently refused
a proposal of marriage. II like you"
he said to the girl. but you have too
many friends. There would he too
many at our Wedding, for you would
be afraid not to invite them all, and
your many friends wouldn't be salts
fed unless they made fools OF US by
playing some kind OF crazy pranks on
us when we started on our wedding
journey You have so many friends
that we would get all kinds of we'd
ding presents that we don't want, and
would be kept poor in future trying to
pay back when the donors got mar
ried. You are nice, and like you.
but what | am looking for in wife is
a woman who is friendless. "-Atchison
Globe.
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He said IT.

Horace remarked Mrs. Figtree.
I'VE are going TO have company at din.
ner, and do wish you would brighten
lp and look less like an honorary pail
bearer. Say something humorous"
The company came. and, with a few
preliminary coughs and winks. which
were intended to announce to his wife
that the witticism was about to be
perpetra-ed, Mr., Figtree said. timidiy.
Mary"
Yes. dear. what is it?" asked Mrs.
Figtree. graclously.
Have you got all Of your hair on
his evening Judge.
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A Lo-t Bet.

An Irish waiter named Kenny was
noted for his wit and ready answers.
A party of gentlemen who were stay
ing at the hotel heard of Kenny's wit,
and one of them made bet thai he
would say something Kenny couldn't
answer at once
A bottle of champagne was ordered.
the one who had made the bet took
hold Of the bottle and commenced to
open ii. The cork came out with a
bang" and flew into Kenny's mouth.
"Ah,' he said, that is not the way
to Cork"
Kenny took The cork out of his
mouth and replied No. but it's the
way to Kill-Kenny' Ideas.
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CURRENCY OF FuRs AND SKINS
Primitive Mode of Exchange That Pre-
vailed in Early Days.

In the early days of the United
States furs and skins were very gen
orally transferred from hand to hand
as money. Thus, in the northern
states, a pound of beaver was regard.
ed as the unit of value, and in the
south the same weight of deerskin
performed a similar function. In the
far west furs retained IA currency val
ue until quite a recent date. But aft
er all. as bale of skins was rather a
bulky roll of money TO carry about, IL
was customary to cut of small strips
as tokens of ownership and pass them
from hand to hand. while the skins
were deposited in recognized places of
security. Proof of rightful ownership
was demonstrated when the strip was
fitted 10 the part from which it had
3een detached. Trickery in substitut-
ing another skin was not so easy as
might be imagined. because 1t seldom
happened that two skins would prove
so exactly similar in shade and length
of fur where the strip was cut of as
% deceive even the eye of novice.
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Everybody should use envelopes
with the return card upon them. II
uncalled for your letters will then be
returned to you in ten days, or what
ever time you may designate You
will know then that when you mail
a letter 1t will either be delivered OF
II will come back to you with a rea-
son for its non delivery. Just bear
this in mind when you mail your
next letters.
EDWIN PRICE.
Postmaster
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Our Mr.. Cook has had years. of
experience in the best shops in Am
-rica. six years foreman of a big firm
Toledo, Ohio, five years foreman
or Mormoud-Jaccard Jewelry Co., of
1t. Louis. Bring your high grade
watches to us for repairs.-C. w.
'rimrose. 1eweler.
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Already there has been a heavy
sale of tickets for the coming en-
gagement of the famous Dixie Quin-
tette of colored singers, who are to
appear here next Monday night, at
the Congregational church under the
auspices of the High School Athletic
association. Refined, instructive,
original, are these great entertainers
and the program they will give will
delight everybody. The admission
prices are so and rs cents.
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postoffice, even though Iu..
sealed. The printed invitation wnvn
It is unsealed, will go for one cent
This warning should be needed in
order to avoid delay.
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Not Her Goal

Did you see where a man sued for
divorce from his wife because she was
1 baseball player?"
Probably he did it because she
didn't make enough home runs"
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THE POSTMASTER
WARNS THE
PATRONS

The public is hereby warned that
they must keep their postoffice boxes
locked. Meddlesome boys have re-
Gently been caught opening boxes in
the lobby of the office, and the post
master has reason to beneve that
they may have distracted some let
ters. 1t is dangerous practice to
leave your boxes open or unlocked
1t is impossible for the postmaster
and his clerks 10 keep a watch upon
all persons who take mail from the
boxes, and ii is therefore important
that all box renters leave their boxes
locked. Several years ago. a small
boy not more than six of seven years
of age, took from n postoffice box
which was left unlocked, a large
letter which contained the papers
closing a real estate deal In the
envelope was several notes. a draft
for several hundred dollars. deed
and an abstract of record The pa
pers were scattered on the school
grounds, and fortunately part of
them recovered. but it simply goes
to show that you cannot be too care
full with such matters. By being
careful yourself you will save both
yourself and the postoffice authori-
ties much trouble and annoyance.
Some small boys and perhaps some
boys not SO small. have been dropping
all sorts of trash and other objection
able and offensive articles and stnff
in some of the mail boxes about the
city. The postmaster will appreciate
1t very much. if when citizens OBJ
serve such offenders against the pos
tai laws. that they report the same
at the postoffice, giving names of the
offenders.
The latest ruling on tinsel cards,
is that they must be enclosed in an
envelope and sealed up, before they
can become mailable matter. This
of course. requires a two cent stamI
on the envelope. and not on the card
as some people seem to think. from
ten to twenty cards are mailed daily
in this office, which must be held
over until the addressee can be no.
titled to send stamps to forward
same. A great many come in with
no address at all upon them, and
many more with no stamps affixed.
Second-class matter consists of
newspapers and magazines, and the
four ounces. There is no limit to
rate to the public is one cent for each
the weight of the package, but you
should make sure that you have left
the right amount affixed before de-
posting 1t in the office for dispatch
If you do not have enough on it. II
may not reach it's destination unless
| the sender or the addressee is noti-
fled to send the necessary postage
required. Sometimes the addressee
will heed the notice sent them and
more often they do not, and the
! newspaper does not reach the party
whom you intend 1t should.
Ladies should remember that party
invitations when they are written
become first-class. and require a two
cent stamp to send them through thu
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General purpose horses, young and
sound. VIII make you a good or
chard horse and suitable for any kind
of work. Gentle stock.-Massauer
& Simpson, Grand Valley National
bank building.
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GLADYS IVES BRAINERD

An event that will hold a place of
prominence in local musical and So
cial circles will be the recital to be
given at the Park opera house on next
Tuesday evening, March 16. by
Gladys Ives Brainerd, a Grand juno
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The above warrants will cease to
draw interest thirty days from this
date. LEON ]. CHAPMAN,
City Treasurer
Dated Grand Junction, Colorado.
March 10, 1909.
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John Dunn, a ranchman, living
near Brush, Colo. was yesterday con-
victed of criminal assault on his 1 s.
year-old daughter and sentenced to
40 years in the penitentiary by Judge
Burke. AS Dunn is nearly so. this
practically means life sentence.
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following w.
Grand Junction, CoIuI.-
on the miscellaneous funds, w..
paid upon presentation at my office,
with accrued interest thereon:
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IS
AFREE MAN


shooting johnson and that the
Jury believed that Gordon had
every reason to believe that
johnson intended to kill him and
keep the many threats he had
made against Gordon, there is
little room To doubt.
To many people who watched the
progress of the trial the verdict was
no surprise yet to many others the
verdict was unexpected for they be-
lieved that the prosecution had pre-
sented its arraignment of Gordon in
a most effective and conclusive man
ner and that as the self defense"
plea was not allowed to be pre-
scented to the jury. verdict of ac-
quittal was hardly to be expected.
The case did not get to the jury
until late yesterday afternoon as ex-
pected 1t was after o'clock when
Attorney Carnahan completed the
last argument for the defense. Dis
trict Attorney Logan talked for a
short time before the afternoon ad-
iournment was taken and then at
1880 O'Clock the court convened again
and District Attorney Logan spoke
for about an hour and a half. closing
the prosecution. The jury took thu
case about O'Clock and shortly af-
ter midnight returned verdict of
not guilty.
The Gordon case Occupied three
days of the time of the district court.
1t was a very hard fought case and
the attorneys on both sides put up a
brilliant and able fight. the contest
between the.prosecution and defense
in this case being one of the most
interesting AMI one of the livliest
witnessed in the court room in many
a day.
Gordon has many friends who be-
lieved that he was justified in shoot
ing johnson. These friends are re-
joicing over his acquittal. Johnson,
who good while ago recovered from
his injuries, was the chief witness for
the prosecution.
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PYTHIANS TO ERECT A
MAGNIFICENT BUILDING

+ a beautiful and modern +
: building is to be erected in I.
+ Montrose by the Montrose +
I. Knights of Pythias Regarding I.
+ the proposition the Montrose 1.
+ Press says in part: {.
The next big move in lodge {.
circles now is the building of I.
+ fine castle hall for Cascade =
: Lodge No. SO. knights of Pyth- /.
: las. on the corner of Cascade +
: and South First street, adjoin- +
: ing the home of F. Dreher T.
: + + + + ++4f I. +
Last night at meeting of the Cas-
cade Investment Company, which is
a company organized three years ago
amongst the members of the local
lodge OF Pythians, 4 board of direct
ors was chosen.
1t was decided to at once build
either Il 3 or 3-story building this
year upon the 5Ox125-foot space
owned by the Investment company
the first floor of which will be used
for store purposes, the second for
an opera house and the third for
lodge purposes.
The structure will be 50x115 feet
with 10-foot alley at the rear, the
building facing on Cascade. 1t may
be that they will conclude to build
but two stories. Should that be the
case the lodge rooms will be on the
second floor. Two stories will cost
about $4,000 to $4,000 and three
stories about $4,000.
A portion of this amount has al.
ready been raised by members in.
vesting in stock, making monthly
payments. Cascade lodge is one ot
the strongest and liveliest organiza
tions in the city. and when the boys
make up their minds to do a thing
they are surely going at it.
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The Y. NJ. C. A. board OF directors
will meet this evening
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We Install complete bath room
equipment. ]. e. Mckenzie.
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Ladies should remember that party
invitations when they are written
become first-class. and require two
cent stamp to send them through tn,