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Newspaper
The La Jara Chronicle
Location
La Jara, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
2
The notice states Friday morning issuance in La Jara Colorado and details second class post office transmission. It lists white 52 subscription rates for one year and six months in advance.
Display ads priced at 12 cents per inch per week for single column, monthly contracts, and 25 cents per inch for less than a month. Multi column pages billed yearly. Changes every two weeks, weekly changes add 5 cents per inch. Local notices 10 cents per line. Entertainments with admissions or fundraisers half rate. Cards of thanks 50 cents. Obituaries and poetry 1 cent per line. No deviation. Codes due Wednesday noon to insure same week change.
A cautionary note warns investors against land sharks in the county urging direct dealings with property owners. The piece advises paying for own transportation, avoiding free rides, and engaging with farmers to assess land yields and limitations.
A La Jara correspondent argues Mormon leaders do not dictate political choices while conceding church members favored Republican or Democratic tickets in the county election. The writer denounces self serving politicians and asserts most church members voted for the major parties.
In La Jara a taxpayer denounces a group of crooks promoting fake reservoirs and cheap lands to aid independents. The column reprints the harsh comparison of such schemes to a skunk posing as a guardian angel of the chicken coop.
A satirical note mocks editors who print heavy anonymous correspondence, likening such practice to filling space with unsigned letters from readers. The piece uses humor to critique the habit of publishing Taxpayer Correspondent Subscriber La Jara Voter Old Timer Anon Lindsey and others.
Dispatches from Pueblo and La Junta urge Conejos county commissioners to enforce taxes on state land within the county. Journal notes district court decision in Otero county allowing tax collection on land paid only partially, with about 25000 dollars involved and potential appeals if defeated.
Otero county officials in La Junta Colorado report steps to tax state land assessed under a 1902 law. Purchasers had not listed the land for taxes until patent issuance, reducing county income. The commissioners aim to recover back taxes to increase county revenue.
The county won a district court injunction challenge over back taxes on land sold after 18 years. Judge Vorhees refused to restrain the county from collecting taxes, ruling around 5 000 dollars in taxes involved and up to 20 000 more in similar cases would be taxed, creating a 10 000 dollar yearly addition to Otero county funds until deeds are issued. Elllis receives bulk supply of fine chocolate creams.
Public notice indicates delinquency with first publication on November 23 1906 and last publication on December 1 1906. Secretary signs.
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