The La Jara chronicle., 1910-07-08

Pagosa Springs.
Mrs. Maud X. Brumbly is helping
during the busy season, at the store
of Chas. d. Weist.
Fishing tackle of all kinds at rea-
sonable prices. See the Murphy
Newcomb Hardware Co.
Sam Braiden and Herbert Wilson
We're down from the La lara reser-
vol Tuesday after supplies.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Sessler de-
parted Thursday evening for Pueblo.
Mr.. Sessler has been employed at
the Burnham ranch.
Holm Mortensen, recently awarded
a four year government contract to
carry the mail to Sanford, entered
upon the discharge of his duties last
Friday.
viii C. Spencer harvested his al
falfa last week and thinks it Wi turn
out well. He be ieves that it will run
fully as good this year as last when
he cut 80 tons.
Our local heavyweight, Jim Shem-
well, will challenge Jack johnson,
it is said Poor Johnson, IF 50
soon that you are done for, what in
the world were you begun for"
We will trade you quarter sec
tion or half section of Texas land
for your pace and assume your mort
gage. Come and see us. The Trans
Mississippi Investment Company.
w. 7. Martin from over Monte
Vista way, was in town Wednesday
looking for couple of lost horses.
He found one of them at the Brown
ing ranch but the other is still miss
ing.
The first speech Mr. Roosevelt de
livers will be to the people of Kansas
That is right. Kansas needs talking
10 worse than any other State in
the Union, Colorado perhaps. ex-
cepted.
A letter from Chas. Milne, well
hiiON II lbi III ILLS otN-
ton, locates him at Almira, Washing
ton. He has just been appointed
expert farmer and sub-agent of the
Colville Indian Agency and says
that he wants to keep in touch with
Gods country through the medium of
The Chronicle. Finest bear hunt
ing in the world" he writes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Flintham came
up from Denver last Saturday morning
with party of friends for weeks
camping trip on the Conejos. Mr.
Flintham is enjoying his vacation
from his duties as secretary of the
State Railroad Commission After
breaking camp Mr.. and Mrs. Flintham
will make the trip around the circle
via Durango, visiting the principal
points of interest.
Mrs. Joe Brandenberg, &c years of
age, is raising some ducks on the
Florida mesa. Yesterday the ducklets
down the stream. Mrs. Brandenberg
missing them, started down the ditch,
catching up with them about a mile
distant She found some young coy
otieS trying to catch them in the ditch.
She was armed with a broken shovel
and landed into them. This brought
out the mother coyote and a grown
male, both jumping on the old lady,
scratching her hands some, also tear
ing her clothing. But she was game
just the same and with her shovel
managed to kill one of the older ones
and scare the rest away. She recov-
cred her ducks.-Durango Herald.
A. L. Moss was badly bitten last
week by three bull dogs belonging
to man employed on his ranch north
of town. AS Mr.. Moss was approach
ing the house occupied by his en-
ployee the mother dog ran out and
grabbed him by the arm. While
he was twisting the dogs col ar and
endeavoring to break her hold on
his arm two full grown pups Were in
dustriously chewing on his legs. The
dog finally let go her hold and Mr.
Moss ran his hand down the dogs
throat and clutched her wind pipe,
choking her almost into insensi-
bility. The lady of the house brought
him a club and with it he soon laid
the mother dog out cold and scared
away the pups. The hands, arms
and legs of Mr.. Moss were scratched
all over and badly bitten in several
places. The wounds were attended