The La Jara chronicle., 1910-03-11

mer plcwed ground and many over
Manassa way are drilling in grain.
Wcrd has been received from MIR.
s. X. Sh!rk to the effect that he will
be hcme March 13. He has been de
tairnd on account of his wife's sick
ness
BRASS CRAFT-The most popular
new art of recent years. We have
Just received too,s and designs.
Beautiful effects obtained with our
outfits. At the La lara Drug store.
DR.. Schenck resurected his auto
mCSile this week. took a tria, spin
Or two. He has been driving horse
50 much lately that he hollered whoa
at the automobile when he wanted to
stop.
| Please call Immediately and leave
size of your camera. l am sending
in an order for supplies and want to
be in position to meet all of my pat
rons' wants in this line. w. w. Sey-
fer. at the La lara Drug Store.
w. E. Riddle, the well known gents
furnisher, writes that he will be in La
lara about March Is, with his full
spring line of clothing and shirts.
1t will pay those wanting tailor made
suits and shirts to keep the date in
mind as his stuff is the best in the
land
h. riJ haTs
S,urt ay from Alamosa soliciting su 3-
scriptions for Colorado Springs pa
pers. She is leader in a votins
contest fer a trip to California and
was successful in landing some
eight or nine thousand votes during
her stay of one day in this city.
/ 1t is difficult to keep up with the
hog market these days in its up
wa-d fight The trade opened up
2jc to SOC higher yesterday in DenvOr
and ear sales were made at range
# $1O.O5 for rough hogs UP to 5000
for choice loads. As the day ad-
vauced and reports from the Eastern
markets were of still higher priaes.
trade strc ngthened and late sales
were made up to Sl0.45. the latter
being 371ac higher than Wednesdays S
top.
/ Charles A. Hookom, of Mt. Pleasant
on tmeiu.ss connected with the Black
ranch, which he purchased some time
ago. Some trouble has been exper-
| fenced in closing up the deal but it
| is understood that it will ultimately
90 through Abner Black has left the
ranch and is new living in town.
He will stay here until the sale is
closed. The home ranch has been
leased to the father cf w. G. Helms,
the well known painter.
A stock company with a capital of
50 600 was formed last week in Trim
| dad to promote u railroad from that
town to the San Luis valley. The
company is headed by the directors
Of the chamber of commerce Cf Trim
dad Capitalists are to be Interested
in the eXtsnsi-n OF the Colorado and
Wyoming from Terc!o, the present ter.
minal due west to Antonito. about so
miles. Tercio is about 80 miles west
CT Trinidad and taps many Of the
leading coal camps. Such "A road
would he an excellent thing for the
valley. opening up "a direct rcI-te to
the markets of western Texas and
the gulf.
Prof. j. J. Loux left Monday cven-
ing for Denver having resigned his
position as principal of the La lara
schools. The school board was will
ing to allow the teachers only half
pay when the schools are c Csad and
Pref, Loux felt owing to the increased
cost o. living that he could not wal.
indefinitely under such an arrange
meat. The school board tock a similar
view CT the case and his resignation
was accepted without prejudice.
Pref Loux will take situation with
the Geo. J. KindGll Mattress Co. of
DSnver. His family will remain
here Il couple of weeks until their
household goods are disposed of.
Over in Ccstilla county a lot of
pe-Cle are gathering but it is report
ed that the water is very Glow, there
being none at all in the rCst rvoirs at
the present time, and as a conse-
quence their outlook fer "A crop this
year is not the brightest in the world.
Many have let contracts for clearing
and plowing their land, most of these