The La Jara chronicle., 1910-02-04
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| EVENTS OF THE WEEK [

AUSTIN saunders IS around again
after his recent illness. looking
fat and husky.
Elmer Engle visited his home folks
Thursday and went south on the
mail car next day.
o. NJ. Harris, resident agent of the
U. S. Investment Co., came in this
morning with a few visitors.
The Club saloon has received
consignment of the famous Hill and
Hill whiskey made in old Kentucky.
John Shawcroft. Ben Russell, Jack
Bros. and the estate of the late S. E.
Newcomb will combine and ship four
teen standard gauge cars of cattle
the first of the week.
The La Jara Milling & Elevator
Company has just received con-
signment of corn. 1t will not last
long. SO get in early and get what
you want.
Mrs. C. S. Aldrich. who has been
listing her daughter. Mrs. d. E.
Newcomb. Jr., left Thursday even
ing for Monte Vista, being accom-
panied by her little grand daughter.
Tuesday morning at 3 O'Clock, J.
C. Mclaughlin. train dispatcher on the
fourth division, died at Alamosa from
heart failure after a prolonged III
ness. He leaves wife and little
daughter.
E. L. Blackburn received the sad
news, Monday evening. of the death
of his mother, which occurred at her
home in jacksonville. Illinois. Mrs.
Blackburn had been in very poor
health for some time.
County Coroner F.. w. Swanson
left fer the south the fore part CT the
week, expecting to be gone about a
month. Mr. Swanson has been in
poor health for some time and goes
to a lower altitude in the hope of
regaining his former good health.
The record Of the snowfall at Pla-
tora for the month of January is as
follows: Snowfall fer north, 47.25
inches; for the winter. 81 inches;
on the ground at present. Sc inches.
The lowest temperature for January
was SO degrees below zero on the
9Th.
At the next meeting of the county
commissioners petition will be pre-
sented, signed by all of the near by
property owners, for a county road
running west from the railroad track
| to intersect the road at the northeast
corner of the Harvey ranch. The
opening of this road is badly needed
as the farmers in that vicinity have
no way out in the spring when the
Alamcsa river is on the rampage,
without driving miles around to a
bridge. The opening of this road
will enable them to drive direct to
town and utilize the bridge on the
main road to Alamosa. a few miles
north of town.
Mr.. L. d. Blauvelt. general manager
and chief engineer of the San Luis
Southern Railway, has just returned
frcm the east, where he purchased
equipment fer the new railroad. Lo-
connective, passenger coaches. and
fret yht cars were purchased and all
of the most modern type and con-
struction These will soon be de'iv-
cred to Blanca, and ready to handle
he large traffic which is awaiting the
completion of this important develop
| 1T. A large force of men are now
-y laying the steel at Blanca, and
l the work will be pushed to com
pletion at the earliest date possible
-Costilla County News.
1t is reported that there are ten
cases of small pox on the south side
of the river at Ortiz. The locality
is outside the jurisdiction CT the Colo
ra1o hea tn officers but it is prob
ably up to the officers of this state
to see that such steps are taken by
the New Mexico authorities as are
necessary to protect the residents "a
long the Colorado line. We presume
1t is within the power OF Colorado
to establish a quarantine at the state
line and this should be done. 1t
would be a great hardship upon Or
tiz to be kept away from the rail
road station but If they have not
sufficient regard for their neighbors
to establish an effective quarantine
their neighbors should disregard
their conveniences. 1t is a matter
| which should have attention.-Anto
nito Ledger.