Valley settler S L Hagy praises agricultural advantage of the valley
S L Haey writes from Vernon Texas praising the valley's farming superiority and higher land values while recounting a near lightning strike at his home. He says the valley yields five times the output of nearby areas with 200 to 400 acre fields of corn, cotton, and wheat. He lists Ohio Illinois Nebraska Iowa as places he has lived and notes a strong community and favorable water. He signs S L Haey.
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S. L. Hagy
Vernon
Texas
B. L. van Vechten
Arthur
The
Chronicle
Denver
Moffat
Colo
Ohio
Illinois
Nebraska
Iowa
S. L. Haey
Presbyterian Church Fund Drive For La Jara
Rev M H MacLeod of Pueblo and Pastor Minamyer led a canvass in La Jara to raise funds for a new Presbyterian church. Donors contributed amounts up to 200 dollars, with many smaller gifts. The church will cost four to five thousand dollars and a public meeting is set for Friday evening June 25 at the Methodist church to choose a site, with options near Second Street or west of the schoolhouse.
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Main Street
Spruce Street
Poplar Street
School House Corner
Main
M. EF
Bowen
R. A. Carnine
N. H. Lee
Denver
F. W. Bretnal
Fort Morgan
Amer
la Jara
Engle
Harmon Smith
Wm. Neff
Norah
Rachel Garrett
Cora
M. H. MacLeod
Pueblo
Colorado Presbyterian Home Mission Society
Minamyer
Methodist Church
Second St
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Kayalee
James Patterson
Terrace Reservoir
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City of Lights
W. H. Jones
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Provo
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Douglas Bernard
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Mead
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Charles
la Crosse
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Hotel la Jara
Allen
Weston
Niel Richardson
Murphy-Newcomb Hardware Co
John Slaughter
Sanford and Manassa
Farmington
E. A. Locke
Henry Bever
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L. D. Eskridge
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Durango
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Centerville
Decker
J. G. Maxey
Finney
John Flintham
Flintham
Supreme Court
N. P. Hess
Paul
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Hastdale
Manassa
Costilla County
Frank Woodward
Edna White
Kate Newcomb
Boulder
C. H. Shirk
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S. K. Shirk
Wilson’s
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W. H. Mastin
Adam
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Colorado National Life
Roy T. Ellibee
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Ira Whitney
New Jersey
M. E
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Excelsior
W.S. Mount
Hall
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Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Waconia, Kinnan & Marvin Wholesale Druggists
New Presbyterian Church
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