The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

from Greeley where he is student
| in the state normal school.
The Misses Frances White and
Myrtle Beckett spent a pleasant day
as the guests of Alamosa friends
last Monday.
1t is indeed gratifying to note the
manner in which our friends have
come to the front on Chronicle sub
scriptions the past week.
The Misses Edna White and Mary
Forbes are expected home next week
from Boulder where they have been
attending the state preparatory
school
Mrs. C. H. Wilder and little daugh-
ters left Wednesday evening for Lit
Teton and Denver, where she will
visit relatives and friends for a
week or SO.
The many friends of Leroy Will
on have missed him at the store
since Tuesday. severe cod and
throat trouble forcing him to remain
in the house.
A E. Mead. the auctioneer. con-
Quoted a sale in town last Saturday
of household goods belonging to F.
R. Kinds. Attendance was not very
good and on Y small prices were re-
allied. Mr.. Kinds left for Utah Thurs
day night.
l.. H. Angevine has received a let
ter from his wife stating that the
death of her brother, Edison knight.
was caused by blood poisoning fol-
lowing an injury to his finger in
runaway.
A new lodge of Modern Woodmen
of America wi be organized at An
tonito Saturday night. La lara mem
bers of the order have been train
ing their goat for a week and will
go down to Antonito Saturday night
and institute the new lodge.
F. A. Coffey came in from the east
yesterday morning bielg accompaH-
led by Messrs. u. p. Prebble of Kan
as and J. T. Janeway and son of
Oklahoma, who came out for the pur-
pose of buying farms. They are
more than pleased with our country
and are sure to locate permanently
Miss Anna Newburgh, city editress
of the Alamosa Independent-Jour-
nal. at / o'clock this afternoon, came
near being struck and run over on
the street crossing near the Victoria
hotel by an automobile in the hands
Of a careless driver who at the time
rsas running the machine as though
he were on a country road between
towns. The marsha should put a stop
to some of these drivers who imagine
our streets are but race tracks to
speed their autos-Alamosa Empire.
The race program given at Ala
mesa last Monday by the gentlemen's
driving club of that city was enc of
teur track The horses were good
oneS, the races were on the square
and the 1000 or more people who
witnessed them were highly pleased
The ball game between Alamosa and
Monte Vista was a close and inter
esting game, resulting in victory
for Alamosa. Events of this kind
are wholesome as we'll as enjoyable
and it is to be hoped that it was
but the first of series.
The Jolly Bunch" from the Dew
trip Saturday evening at II p. m
They are going to La lara canyon
where they will have a good time
and expect to catch all the fish in
the creek. The party will consist
of Andrew Herbst, proprietor of the
Dewdrop Inn; Otto Flu is. the mar
shal. Red" the plumber, some
times known as A. E. Barrett; Dan
letters, the woodworker: George Par
son, the jockey horseshoer; Myron
Guymon, the barber 90; Harry Mid
dleton, the fancy carpenter; Leonard
Nelson, the plaster spreader; Del
Smith. the farmer; and Joel Gran
than, the wholesale liquor man of
Alamosa.
Wednesday evenings train might
well be termed bridal special, for
on board and bound for Salt Lake to
be married were the following couples
Bart Dalton of Manassa and Stella
Crowthcr of Sanford, Willard Sowards