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Newspaper
The La Jara Chronicle
Location
La Jara, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
4
The shop promotes a full assortment of fishing gear including flies books baskets leads lines snells trout hooks and the finest rods in town as season opens. It urges customers to overhaul their outfits and check for missing items.
Funeral rites held for Daniel King Murphy of La Jara who was fatally crushed between freight train bumpers near Ft Garland. He was born in 1881 in Nebraska, married Helen McGinty, had two children Roy and Mary, and served as brakeman before his death. Burial in La Jara cemetery. Also notes a quiet wedding of Mabel Clair Metcalf to M D Skinner at the Metcalf home and local notices of a Jenkins toll road opening and Sanford county fair plans.
In reply to Brumbly and Middleton I defend my roof iron as not faulty but installed poorly. They claimed poor material. I offered expert inspection and noted the iron was bought via The Johnson Supply Co. and Jno. M. Killin Co. If a competent mechanic finds poor iron, I will concede. If not, they should correct the leak at once.
A mass meeting of all parties interested in developing gas and oil possibilities in the San Luis valley is called for Tuesday evening July 3 at 7 30 sharp at the Opera House in Alamosa. Outside and local speakers will address the gathering. Excursion rates by railroad will be in effect. Committee: G A Carpenter, Joan Nevitt, C C Holprook.
Wanted eggs in large quantities. Advertiser Leroy Wllsox seeks eggs by the dozen or hundred dozen. Also lists requests for a Brussels carpet a light oak bookcase and an iron bedstead with enquiry expected.
Editorial and notices urging emigration for those dissatisfied with a town, praising hard work in youth, and offering practical tips. Includes agricultural advice on lime for stock tanks, plus several 1906 real estate and mortgage transactions, and advertisements seeking workers and traveling tailors with high salary.
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