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Newspaper
The La Jara Chronicle
Location
La Jara, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
2
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Alamosa Colorado December 24 1906 public notice explains a secretary of the interior letter summarizing the revocation of the 1896 order on rights of way for irrigation on public lands. It urges reservoir and ditch filings to prove Rio Grande water use will not injure the reclamation project and directs affidavits for proper review by the director of the geological survey.
Mrs Julia A Coray postmistress at Sanford died at her home after a brief pneumonia illness. Her husband, working in New Mexico, could not reach home until Sunday due to a misaddressed message. She leaves an adopted son Herman and a mourning Sanford and La Jara community extends sympathy. Edward J Murphy and Elsie Everitts married at Greeley on Christmas Day with Rev Father Cosy officiating.
Father Brucker conducted a Sunday mass at the San Luis church, drawing parishioners for a regular service.
A New Year message notes the closing of 1906 and offers encouragement. It urges readers to rise above grief or failure, use past mistakes to grow, and begin a new era with resolve. It emphasizes personal effort, prosperity ahead, and steady steps to improve life and help others.
Field and Farm notes Colorado's flour industry thrives on high quality wheat grown in dry mountainous climate. Three quarters of state flour is exported, with Georgia a major buyer. Bran by product turns profit, as flour fetches 1.50 per hundred and bran 1.00, from 135 pounds of wheat per 100 pounds flour. Also reports a small-time burglary at Wilson store, with chicken feed stolen and no other items touched.
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