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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-03-10

l fact everything you need in the
stove line from a dollar heater to a
$3.50 Range can be found at Lowe
& Leath's. All stoves sold to par
ties living in town delivered and set
up.
We are prepared to fit your stove
pipe up to order, and do any kind OF
tin work in our shop. Prompt atten-
ton given to all orders, large or
small see US before you buy. We
don't sell the cheapest, but sell the
best for the least money,
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-01-13

screen for sale. Call this office.
That heating stove, see ours. |
The Murphy-Newcomb Hardware
Company.
Jas. r. Dougan, of Seeley &
Dougan, arrived Thursday MORN
ing from an eastern trip.
Stove set up without profanity.
Tell the MurphyNewcomb Hard
ware Co., your troubles.
Thos. McCunniff has been re
appointed justice of the peace,
his duly elected successor hav-
ing decided not to qualify
When you want per cent mon
ey on long time, with optional pay
ments after second year, go to
The La Jara State Bank.
County Commissioner Mullins
and Sheriff Baumaster were guests
at dinner of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
A. Norland at "Sunnyside" last
Sunday.
Why pay high rate of in
terest when you can get plenty
of long time money at the La
lara State Bank at an exceed
ingly low rate.
Mrs. f. l.. Crowl came up from
Antonito Sunday evening and re-
manned over night She has not
been enjoying her usual good
health lately and came to consult
physician.
Mrs. Thomas, mother of Mrs.
Geo. II. Berry of Romeo, is very
Ill of pneumonia. She is IA lady
of advanced age and her condi-
tion is regarded as very serious
by her family and the attending
physician.
Harry Bardsley had a shoulder
broken Tuesday evening by the
overturning of his automobile
near the Stuteville ranch. A con-
panion procured lantern of Mr.
Stuteville and tagged the north
bound train. Mr.. Bardsley was
placed on board and taken to AL
amosa.
The LIE Jara State Bank is in
position to make farm loans at
the best possible rate of inter
est. Their connection with an
eastern loan company enables
them to make long time loans
at 6 per cent interest, with OPP
tional payments after the second
year.
Coroner McCunniff entered up
on the duties of his office last
Tuesday in common with the
other new county officials, and
Immediately started out to fulfill
prediction promise to hold an
inquest on the Independent party.
Up-to-date, however, he has been
unable to find the remains.
Frank l.. Finch, editor of the
Arapahoe Herald, at Littleton,
Colo, was here Saturday assist
ing in the removal of The Chro-
nicle's linotype machine to Ala
mosa where it will be used in The
Courier office. Long use of the
linotype and natural mechanica
ability puts Mr.. Finch in the ex-
pert class.
The cold wave which the wealth
er man sent down from Alaska
took the form of refreshing
rain Tuesday night in the San
Luis valley and the next day
dawned bright and warm. An
cient history fails to mention rain
at this time of year and
loca' weather prophets are at a
loss to know whether it is the
beginning of spring or winter.
II. Vanderveen, who has been
in the butcher business at La
lara for some months, has rent
ed a part of the Finney building
and will put in tannery. Mr..
Vanderveen claims that it is
practical to make finished leather
from the raw hides right here at
home. The old process of tan
mng consisted of sleeping the
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-01-13

pHy attended meeting oil the
Knights of Columbus at Alamosa
Monday night.
The La lara State Bank has
just received word from their
eastern farm loan connections
that they could handle $50,0OO.0O
Conejos county paper Immediately
If you want long time money at
the lowest possible rate see them.
Andrew Nelson has moved his
harness shop to his residence.
The rooms vacated by Andrew will
be occupied by the Western Tan
ming company. which has already
a load of hides in the building and
will soon start operations.
Emelio Girard is preparing to
open drug store at Capulin and
has already received a part of his
stock. A new building is being
built for the store and Mr.. Gil
rard is making altogether an in
vestment of about $4,000 in the
enterprise.
Frank Onstatt was in town Sun
day and Monday looking after the
storage and shipment of a part of
his household goods to Servilleta,
New Mexico. Mrs. Onstatt and
the children have decided to re-
main at Servilleta for several
months in order to be with Mr..
Onstatt, who Is employed in the
forest service.
Town trustees held postponed
meeting last Tuesday night and
acted upon the usual bills. Thos
l.. King rendered his resignation
as clerk having decided to move
to his ranch this spring. As he
will be in town for a month or
two, the trustees decided there
was no hurry and acceptance of
the resignation was postponed.
The family under quarantine at
Ritchfeld grew tired of their job
and skipped out the first of the
week, Leaving the sick girl, who is
able to look after herself. alone.
They stopped at Alamosa, it is
said, and had their effects fumi-
gated at the hospital They were
last heard of at Mosca driving
north in buggy. The penalty for
jumping quarantine is severe and
should the authorities decide to
push the case the parties would
pay dearly for their journey.
Last year was one of the most
successful in the history of the
La Jara Milling and Elevator
Company. The mill ran practically
all the year and steady demand
for the celebrated Ben IIur and
Alamo flour kept pace with the
supply at all times. The product
is largely marketed in the south
and the increase in freight ship
ments shown during the past year
at the La Jara station is large
ly due to the increased shipments
made by the mill. The mill has
been closed down for few days
waiting shipments of wheat from
Romeo but expects to start up a
gain soon for another two or
three months run.
Elmer Engle, who has been in
the railway mail service, is at
home taking a lay off. Since the
hoi days, business in the postal
service has been dull and it was
necessary to reduce the clerical
force. Mr.. Engle thought he could
better afford lay off than some
of the married men. The policy
or retrenchment being followed
out by Postmaster General Hitch
cock calls for the retirement of
about $50 clerks. The majority,
it is said, are to be let out on
western runs. On cars where four
men are now employed, only two
will be used after June 80, while
some of the helpers will go only
part of the way on the trips. This
will give the men less time for
study and for checking up reg
isters and other work that has
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-01-13

The best farm loan terms OF any
doing business in the
San Luis Valley.
Hon. b. l.. Van Vechten was
home from Denver Sunday feeling
the pulse of his constituency on
needed legislation.
Henry Savage and family left
Thursday morning for Los Ange-
les, California, intending to make
that their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Browning
left Monday evening for Denver
and from there will go to New
Mexico COR II visit and perhaps
later to California. They expect
to be away from home several
Mrs. Rogers received a message
last Sunday conveying the sad
news of the death of her grand
son, aged two years, youngest
son of Mrs. Helen Kay. Mrs. Kay
and children visited here for sew
eral weeks, leaving about Christ
mas for their home in Taylor,
Arizona
L. A. Mortensen is shipping
about 40 tons of hay to-day to
Tres Piedras. n. Nj. Mr.. Morten-
sen is building large barn at
the third under construc-
ton there at the present time.
Sanford is making a steady growth
most gratifying to its citizens.
The building committee of the
new Presbyterian church soon to
be built in La Jara held a meet
ing recently, decided upon the di-
and will procure plans
and specifications. Several loads
Of stone were hauled last week
for the foundation and contracts
for other material will be let at
no distant day.
The case of Pat Lopez VS.. the
Town of La Jara was argued be-
fore Judge Holbrook in chambers
at AlamOsa this week. The de-
mur Of the town was sustained
and the case thrown out of court.
A store building belonging to Mr.,
Lopez burned while being fumi-
gated by the health officer. Judge
ruled that the town
was not liable for damage, basing
his ruling on a recent decision
Of the supreme court. Mr.. Lopez
was in town Thursday but has
not decided whether he will push
the matter further or not.
Fred d. Stanley, the Alamosa
was in La Jara We'd
nesday to consult with a number
of his clients. He states that op,
position to the drainage district
south of La lara, has about
brought the matter to a stand
still but he is urging people who
are against the measure to visit
the northern part of the valley
where at Parma, and other places
drainage systems have
been installed. A great object
lesson in practical drainage can
he learned there, he says, and
effort is being made to get up
a party of men from this district
to go up and look at the work be
ing done there.
Mrs. Norma Lowe, who has been
exchange manager at the La Jara
office of the Colorado Telephone
Company for the past two years,
in her resignation the frs
Of this month to take effect on
the 18th. The many patrons of
the La Jara exchange will regret
the going of Mrs. Lowe, who has
always been pleasant and obligin
to even the most difficult of telc
phone users. Since Mrs. Lowe
took charge at very meager sal
ary, the business of the office
has greatly increased but not so
The salary. A slight raise offered
since her resignation was handed
in has been refused and after
short vacation spent with her sis
ter, Mrs. j. w. Schecter, she will
leave for Blackwell, Oklahoma,
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-01-13
& EVENTS OF THE WEEK 5


Mrs. C. l.. Smith is quite sick.
All good roads lead to La .Jara.
All signs point to ans early
spring.
See Murphy-Newcomb for hol
iday furniture.
X. j. kavalec writes all kinds
of surety bonds.
Miss Frances White is among
those on the sick list.
Sweet Clover Seed FOR SALE,
Chas. ii. Trip.
A. w. Lee and wife visited AL
amosa last Sunday.
Miss Edna Hatfield visited in
Alamosa Monday night.
VIM. Forbes will take in the
Denver stock show next week.
f. l. Blackburn and family have
moved onto their ranch at Henry
DR.. Davis dentist La Jara every
Thursday, Hamilton s drug store
The time of year is now here for
public sales. A E. Mead ,auctioneer
The physicians report consider
able sickness since the new year
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Fitzpat-
rick visited in Alamosa last Sun
day.
Lap Robes and Horse Blankets
at the Murphy Newcomb Hard
ware store.
If you wish to rent or buy La
Jara residence property, see Thos
McCunniff.
a fine 500 pound bell was re-
ceived this week for the Catholic
church at Los Sauces.
For fresh fish and oysters, go
to the City Meat Market. Re
ceived fresh twice week.
The La Jara drug store EN-
played an extra force of clerks the
first of the week making an in
ventory.
FREE-with every cent tablet
purchased, good lead pencil. La
lara Drug Store. See window
display.
Insure with Il. j. KavLec who
represents the largest and strong
est fire insurance companies do
ing business
j. r.. Valdez was in town Sun
day evening bidding goodbye to
his daughter who left on the ever
ing train for Walsenburg.
All desiring to subscribe for
Building and Loan stock, should
make application at once as
new series has just been opened.
Snow on Cumbres hill Tuesday
blocked the road to Durango for
two days. The Chill line flyer
made regular tips. however, and
valley towns We're not incon-
venienced.
James Haggard, Sven Peterso on,
and Will Christensen loaded out
nine standard gauge cars of fat
lambs Thursday. Peter Peterson
sent two cars of cattle on the same
train. They shipped to Kansas
City.
Mrs. Ira b. Whitney is very ill
with crysipelas at her home in
Sanford. Fortunately, her daugE.
ter, who is trained nurse, is
with her and she is having the
best care that love and science
can give.
The ID. 4 r. G. has established
a water train between Antonito
and Embudo, New Mexico. On ac-
count of the cold weather all reser
voirs and springs between the two
places have either frozen up or
gone dry.
Before Justice McCunniff, Wed.
nesday afternoon, j. w. Finney
was cleared of a charge of per-
jury brought by j. II. Shemwell.
Thn caSe nrn1r out of q number of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
News a,i,. From pow..

Special to Times Pc pu blican.
Dors. Feb. e.-W. II. Hahn. che liv-
ervrran. was arrested by Marsha!
weedmar for maintaining az alleged
nuisance ct his livery harm. He de-
sired 10 stand trial. which will be
held Friday.
The Royal Eeishbors gave farewell
party 20 NJ ard Mrs r j Power
az -hei- han weinesday night. They
viii move 10 farm near Alexander
March l.
The Pythian Sisters entertained their
husbands Tuesday evening After a
social time a banQue, was held a:
Frvslie cafe az dollar a plate
The NJ w a. county convention is
70 be held IN Dow. April 3 The fol-
lowing delegates were chosen: w 8
Brody, G z. Hammond. j. NJ. Little. T
". Gau!ke. z. P TAYLOR. A. y. Rein
hart. John Ellis and J. c. Jacobson.
Joe Johnson, prominent menlbe.
OF the I. O. o. F. lodge. is seriously III
at his home south Of town.
A special train on the c., r !. & P.
has been arranged 10 carry our theate,
loving people this evening to Iowa
Falls. where they will see The Lior
and the Mouse"
Miss Phoebe Morgan. a teacher in
the Bows schools. was called to Bur.
by the illness OF her mother
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
LAKE PARK LOCALS.
Elevator and 1900 eushsls Of Grain
0urnsd-other News.

Special 10 Tim metropolitan.
Lake Park. Feb. s-The Greet &
Zeeman elevator was few Gay. ago
destroyed by Are Il contained 1900
bushels Of grain. The origin OF ting FIRE
IL mystery. as It occurred abou: 10
o'clock IN .he night.
A 3. Cheysle- for a number OF
years editor % the Lake Park News.
and for abou. twelve years postmaster.
mas sold his paper and printing outat
20 II. Woodwork and resigned as post
master h departed few days ago
compared oy his wife. for Los An
geies Cal. where ,hey Will spend the
rerna irdar If the winter
Henry Earig Of Shelly county. is
visiting relatives and at me same sine
inspecting -he good soil .: Dickinson
county. which ne says is equal 70 Shell
by lard.
Hundreds 0: bushels o: corn are being
delivered daily 70 the elevators The
corn crop is the largest ever harvested
here Oats are also being hauled in
large quantities Farmers have never
been more prosperous than the pas;
vea.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
HOW THEY VOTED ON PRIMARY.
House Lineup on Harding eili-rhs
Senate Vote.

Senate Vote.
Des Moines. Feb. 9-The vote in the
house Wednesday on the Harding spe-
cal primary bill. which was defeated
almost on factional lines, was as fol.
lows:
For-Beans, Bowman, Brady, Bybee,
Campbell of Ida. Crist. Cunningham,
Daniels Dewey. Edrnunds, Fourt, Fra
ley. Fry. Fulton, Halgrims, Harding.
Harvey. Hickeniooper, Jacobs, Nc
Cherry, Moore, Patterson. Robbins,
Shane, ShankIand. Skinner, Smith Of
Adams, Smith of Decatur. Speer, Stipe
Zeller and Speaker StNlman.
Against-Bascom. Beebe, Brockway
Brown, Bruce, Campbell of Webster
Collin, Cousins, Dawson. Dixon. Enger,
Felt, Finlayson, George, Goodykoontz,
Grout. Hogan. Huff. Hunt. Huntley.
Hutchins, Jacobson. Johnson. Klay,
kulp. Larrahee. Lounsberry. Lund,
Newell. Perkins. Pickford. Ripley. Rus
sell Schee. Sherman, Stoddard, Van
Camp and Whitney.
In the senate the vote rejecting the
Adams substitute for the oregon plan
bill was:
T@aS-Adanas. Allen Of jefferson,
Bennett. Brown Chapman. Cowles.
t1'Ai!and, Hanlmt-l, HoEt. McCulloch,
Mann berg, Neal. Proudsoot, Savage.
Smith o. Shelby. ScuclSslager-1s
Nays-Ail,n of Pocahontas Ames.
Balkema, BallUts Chase. Clarkson.
Crow. Dunnesaa. Kirkpatrick. Francis.
Garrett, Gates. Hunter Larrabee Legel,
McCoN. McManus. Mattee, Pa-shan
Quigley. Ream. Sammis. Schrup.
Smith o. Mitchell. Spaulding Sullivan,
TAYLOR. Van Law. Weber. White Will
son-31
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
EXTENSION WORK At AMEs.
Professor Holden Submits interesting
Rsport-Many Students Reached.

Professor Holden Submits Interesting
Rsport-Many Students Reached.
Special to Times-Republican.
| Ames. Feb. 9.-The report of Prof
F. Holden concerning the extension
department contains some interesting
figures.
The annual appopria ton for this de-
partment is $4,000, The department
during the last year reached 5000
short course students 10000 thru
| farmers institutes and correspondents
With $4,000, making a total OF l43. 600
persons who have been benefited by
the work of the department
Some 1000 boys and girls have tax
en- courses in horticulture and do
mestic science. Additional, work in
poultry husbandry is desired and
problems of eliminating weeds are de-
Tanded by the farmers
The twenty-one local short course
committees have contributed more
than s20.of6 10 carry on the work of
local short courses. In addition s1..-
600 were distributed in money and
livestock in prizes. This makes a total
Of $4,000 contributed by local people
70. short courses For conducting the
county experiment stations, special
trains and farmers Institutes $50, Goa
was given by the farmers
Bills are now being introduced be-
fore the legislature to provide special
funds for the work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
Iowa At Washinaten.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Ru.al carriers
appointed; Adair, Harry Dorm; Iowa
City. Aloysus ]. Fehrman; Irvington,
Bennie Ternune; Ledyard. Oscar Il.
Dutton; substitute. Charles S. Down
ing; Maquoketa, Carl NJ. Keeney; Mar
athon, Milo Rogers; Miles, Alexander Y.
Mcdonald; Pleasanton, Charles E.
Morey; Westfeld, John W. Hemmel.
substitute, William B. Glemensen.
Pensions were granted to Iowans as
follows: William Brownwell, SIS;
Catherine E. Goss. :12; John G. Hen
son, SIC; Jefferson L. Hnckett. $50:
John Holmes. SIS: Fritz Horn. SEQ:
James u. Jobe, SIS: Johanna McMahon.
s12; Nary j. Mattox. 312; Benjamin
Robins, $50; William s. Sanford, $50.
Civil service examinations will be
held March for rural carriers at Buck
Grove. Luton and Ohio.
The Merchants National Bank OF
Sioux City. has made application as
depository for postal bank funds.
Postmasters have been appointed az
follows: Hartford, Lyon county, Mrs.
Rachel c. Bette. vice Lille Shepherd.
resigned, River Sioux, Harrison county.
ozias Walker, vice n. q Hathaway re.
moved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
Toledo New. Items.

Special to Times Republican.
Toledo. Feb. s.-The college romance
entitled ME an Otis" Of four acts.
Will be given at the Phillips music hall
OF Saturday evening. Feb. IL. Il will
be under the direction Of Prof NJ ".
Cunningham.
Mrs. W. J. Wade. who has been crit
ical1y i'll the past week. Is some bet
ter.
Invitations have been received to the
marriage Of Miss Annie Guy to Freder-
lex Carl Harrison on Wednesday, Feb.
IS. at o'clock at the Presbyterian
church. Mansfield, La. Fred il a for
mer Toledo boy and will be remembered
as the second son Of ". H. Harrison
and wife.
Miles Davis wifi move his family to
the residence recently purchased BY
Roy Davis on West High street.
August Conrad has moved his family
70 Toledo ana will occupy the house
recently purchased from ?. \. DuPfo.
Mrs. Howard Dakin ana daueAts4
1-.S: ..eee che latter part Of the weel
from Britton, o. D.. TO whit Mn. d.
kin's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. RebolI, and
to attend the funeral Of her uncle, J.
HI. Rebok.
Mrs. c. D. Baker and Miss Ruth Re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
LINEUP ON SALOON HOURS.
River City Representatives oppo.,
Measure Passed BY House

Des Moines. Feb. a.-S-renuous op-
position 10 the passage Of The bill 70
shorten the saloon hours vas made on
The floor by Repre- en-a1ives Miller. Of
Pottawatta-aie ana Miller. os Dubuque
NOS. Of whom represent river coua-
ties. Representa- Jacobson Of
Audubon, Daubney. Of Davis ana Schee
OF O'Brien spoke n favor .. me meas
u-e
TIE vote or the measure was as eo,-
lows:
Fo--Bascon. Bauman. Beans. Beebe,
Bowman, Brady. B-ockway. Bruce. Coi-
-ns. Cousins. C-ist. Cunningham. DAB
ney. Daniels. Dawson. Dixon. Eimunds.
Enger. F!niayson. Fou-t Fry, Futon.
George. Goodykoontz. Grou. Ha,g-:als.
Harvey. Hickenloopar. Hogan. HUFF.
Hunt. FuG.!ey, Hmchins. Jacobs. Jac-
GIBSON. KAY. Lara bee. Leach. Linnaa.
Lounsbe--y. Lund. McCleay Patterson,
Perkins. Pickford. Robbins. Russell,
Schee. Shane. Sherman. Skinner, Smith
% Adams. Smith o. Decatur, Spee-.
Stephenson. S1:pe. Ssoddard, Townsend.
Zeller. Sti-inan.
Againsr-Black. Eoe,.se-. Byoee. BY
e-,y. Campbell Of Ida Dewey. Dowav,
Dunlap. Ellis. Escher. Felt. Fletcher,
Fraley. Gilbert, Greene. Griggs, Harni!-
ton. Harding. Hayes. Hazen. Koon,z.
K-ebill. Lenccker. Mccullough, Mile.
OF Bremen. Miller Of Dubuque. Milton.
Moore. O'Conno-. Oderdahl. Olson. Pit.
ter, Rowles, Taylor. Whitney
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09

Doh, OF Pomona, Cal. accompanying the
body OF their brother and father, J. II.
Rebok, arrived here Sunday,
Mrs. J. NJ. Hodges 10 enjoying visit
from her daughter. Mrs Goodlander.
and two children. OF Oskaloosa.
Dean Smith, q student Of the college
was called to his home in Wisconsin
Monday by the Death Of his sister.
Walter Wilkins has again returned
TO Toledo and to school after being
called to his home by the serious illness
Of his mother.
Invitations have been received for the
marriage OF Miss Myran Effie Jones to
Myron B. Scissor. Of Reinbeck, to take
place at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Jones, We'd
nesday. Feb. Is.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
500 REWARD. 500.

The readers Of this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
Newburs Local Mention.

SpeC!a! 10 lftleS-Republican.
Newhurs, Feb. s.-Mrs. Ivy Fatland
OF Mt. Pleasant. will assist Rev j. $.
Miller, pastor Of the Church OF God, il.
the series OF. meetings which BEGAN
hs-e last Sunday.
number CT the relatives and
friends OF l. B. Stoakes and wife sur
prised them by gathering at ,hei,
home 20 help celebrate their fifteenth
wedding anniversary Their relatives
presented then with china sci OF
dishes. Refreshments were served and
Are time was had
Nessrs Paul and Enfield Nal 10:
head OF stock cattle shipped here from
Sioux City. where they purchased
th-n..
Postn,is,rees Sarah J. Cay. who wa.
OF official duty few days on aceoun,
OF siege OF grip. is able 10 resume
work.