The La Jara chronicle., 1910-05-27

SIX families arriving every day.
There is nothing doing on the new
hotel 1t seems that some of the ex-
ecutive committee have gotten cold
feet.-Monte Vista Journal.
/ Del Norte potato growers are ship
ping spuds to Santa Fe and Albu-
querque, N. NJ. They receive 30
and 30 cents a bushel FOB. Del
Norte
Remember that the spring winds
viii commense pretty soon and an ac-
cidental fire may wipe La Jara off
the map. Better be prepared and
once in one of his best companies.
Dad" Jones went to Denver Monda
night to accept position with his
old employers, Anderson, Ord &
Swope. The firm has a number of
Denver contracts and Dad takes
his old position as harness maker.
Captain Guy Case of the Salvation
Army made his regular annual visit
to La Jara, Monday, and was quite
successful in collecting a pocketful
of hard, round dollars with which to
carry on the work of the army.
4 Everyone who has looked over my
new line of clothing says for style.
make and quality, it is the best they
ever saw. Come and look it over
and let us know what you think of
it. Guaranteed al wool $500 toS2O
a suit. Leroy Wilson.
a would-be bad man with two guns
and jag of many colors frightened
several people on their way home
from the dance Wednesday night
He cooled off in the town Jail over
night and was released the next
morning with the admonition not
to do it again,
Frank Madril, who has been at Al
amosa for a week or more, had the
misfortune to break his leg a few
days ago. With Pat Lopez, Jr., he
was delivering some groceries in an
4 t'Nl'iSsoo "dSoh III
his foot caught in the wheel twist
ing his ankle and breaking one or
more bones.
d. Ortega, who has been at Coulton,
Utah, for several months, returned
home this morning. Mr.. Ortega is
still having much trouble with his
leg, the knee cap of which was frac-
tured it will be remembered some
thing more than a year ago. He has
been in the hospital the greater por
tion of the time while away.
The Lewis-Richardson Theatre Co.
played Monday and Tuesday nights
to good houses at Woodmaa hal.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
they were at Sanford. Mr.. Richardson
estate in the valley being one of
the contract holders at Blanca. He
has very clever company and their
work gave good satisfaction.
Mrs. l.. II. Angevine yesterday re-
ceived the sad news of the death of
her brother, Edison Knight, which
occurred at his home near Winterset,
Iowa. Mrs. Angevine and son, Muir
raj. left last night for Winterset.
Mr.. Knight was well known to many
of our earlier residents, having lived
here for some time and at one time
taught the Newcomb school
Uncle Joe Purs'ey is having
strenuous time trying to keep the
Alamosa river bridge on the road to
Alamosa in place. The Alamosa
river has been unusually high for
several weeks and the water seems
determined to wash away the north
ern approach, but Uncle Joe is the
man that can quell the angry waters
if anybody can and the bridge still
continues safe for travel
John G. Horren, of Monte Vista,
has the contract for bui ui'ding con-
crete potato cellar for Chris Settlers
at his ranch about four miles south
of Center. 1t will have double walls
of solid concrete each six inches
thick with a space of 2k feet be-
tween and little over eight feet
high. The inside measurement of
the cellar will be 40xl00 feet and the
contract price is sl.l70. Work will
be started on the building at once
Center Dispatch.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
AND DANCE JUNE 3.