The La Jara Chronicle from La Jara, Colorado • 4

I Lasasd every Friday afternoon at La Jara, Colorado, and entered at the postoflice at La Colorado, for transmission through the mails as second class matter. The La Jara Chronicle Subscription, If pald in advance, $1.50 per Telephone REVISION OF THE TARIFF. BY CLIFTON H. WILDER. While speaking of making good platform pledges, it is indeed refreshing to note that President Taft, assisted by a Republican congress, is making home stretch strides in complying with preelection promises in regard to a general revision of the tariff.

The senate bill, as reported by the finance committee, if passed, and there is every reason to be lieve that it will be, puts many of the articles of general consumption and use by the poorer classes of the American people on the free list and materially increases the tariff on what are classed as the luxories. The senate committee has increased the rates on spirits and wines 15 per cent. throughout, which, it is estimated, will yield an additional revenue of $3,000,000, most of which will come from the increased duty on The duty on rough lumber was reduced from $2 per 1000 feet to $1, while 300.000 pounds of tobacco and 300,000 tons of are to be admitted free The wool schedule is left as it was formerly, while no decision has as yet. been reached on the schedule on hides. One of the most significant changes made by the senate committee is that which restores the rates of the Dingley law Gl women's stockings and gloves, the Payne bill having proposed material increases in the duty on these articles.

It is stated that while the senate committee realizes that the increases already recommended will not counter-balance the loss in revenues resulting from reductions and the lengthening of the free list, the shortage will be made up by further increases in the duty on certain luxuries not vet selected. So it is that President Taft is making good with a big G. Borrowed Newspaper. Here's one place where a newspaper man is badly skinned, complains an Exchange. If a business man, for example, buys himself a pair of socks, that don't answer anybody's demand for socks but his own.

No one can drop in and say, "Let me have your socks awhile Bill." His wife can't say, you get through with those socks, papa, hand them over to me." One of his neighbors can't drop over and say, "I thought I'd come over and see if you were through with your socks." But with a newspaper it's different. One copy very often answers regularly for not less than 20 people. Tough proposition, this running a newspaper. Cheer up, brother, the worst is yet to come. A man who has borrowed this paper regularly for three years was elected mayor last week, but they do say it cost more to do it than he has saved or will save in the next 100 years; 80 that's some consolation anyway.

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SOLD BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS, one size only, regular price per bottle. Nine and a Half Feet Snow In Denver Last Winter. Sunday's snowfall of two and a half inches in Denver brings the record for the winter to 114.7 inches according to the weather bureau. Already April only half spent, ranks second only to November, 1908, for the depth of its snow. It exceeds the record for March by 1.2 inches.

The heaviest storms of the winter, with the record of each month's entire snow fall, follows: Sept. inches; total for month, 6.5 inches. Oct. 18-11 inches; total for month, 13.6 inches. Nov.

inches: total for month, 22.9 inches. Dec. inches; total for month, 9.7 inches. Jan. inches; total for month, 2.1 inches.

Feb. 22 9.5 inches; total for month, 18.3 inches. March inches; total for month, 20.2 inches. April 5-14 inches; total to date, 21.4 inches. Sunday was the forty-fourth day of the winter upon which snow had fallen.

In the afternoon 2.5 inches fell and the temperature varied during the day from 27 to 56 degrees. The ladies of the land were for once not backward in acknowledging that their husbands have to foot enough bills without the added infliction of the Payne bill, when they stormed congress lust week and succeeded in having the duty placed at the old figure. These are the cheerful days when the householder gets out the garden hose and finds that it leaks in fourteen dozen places and has as his solace the contemplation of house cleaning in the near future. Why all this tommyrot about the added duty on women's stockings? If they are to be higher, the ladies would simply have to wear them longer. Wheat at $2.50 per hundred looks like a gold mine to the farmer; and it would be if the farmer had any wheat.

SANFORD Miss May Kerby is ill with grip. Philo V. Carter is very seriously ill with pneumonia. David Holman's child, Clifford, is ill with pneumonia. Supt.

E. A. Nielson returned from Salt Lake City on Tuesday. Miss Bessie Jones is at home again after a month's absence at La Jara. The diphtheria cases in the Ellebee and Morgan families are convalescing very, nicely.

Miss Florence Whitney, who has been ill for two weeks from la grippe, is slowly improving. Taylor Mortensen have added a delivery wagon in connection with their butcher business. Last Friday night many of Sanford's dancing lovers went to Manassa to attend the Academy ball. Mrs. Maria Miller, aged 50, died last Sunday of alimentary complications.

She leaves a hus. band, Andrew Miller, and three sons. Prof. Loren Nielson is a very busy man of late, making coffins at night and teaching the applied arts in the daytime at San Luis academy. A.

B. Bailey and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a newcomer on Easter morning--a bouncing baby boy weighing upwards of eleven pounds. Frank Crowther's family have had more than their share of the late contagion of scarlet fever. They have had five cases since Grace's recovery. We are pleased to note that all are nearly well.

Swen Peterson, who returned last Saturday from the L. D. S. Conference in the Utah metropolis, Jara, year 52 occupied the pulpit on Sunday in the Sanford tabernacle. He discoursed chiefly in presentation of conference news.

There was a very generous popalar request last week for the repetition of the public school entertainment given ten days ago. Owing to the diminished attendance at the schools, the matter has been held in abeyance, so far. The newly elected mayor, C. J. Block, with two of the newly installed councilmen, Erastus Beck and Heber Cornum, took a trip to Conejos to qualify last Monday and the new city council held their first official meeting last Tuesday evening.

Peter Mortensen is ing the erection of a concrete residence down on the meadows through which the Conejos river flows. Hartley Bros. have an agent on the ground, and it is said, that as soon as the monider, mixer and gasoline engine arrives, work will be begun. A. P.

Mortensen and C. N. Block made a trip to the Alamosa reservoir this week, carrying commissary goods for the company. About 40 men are now at work, repairing the flume and smoothing out the tunnel, so that it will drain. A larger force of workmen will be put on right away.

At La Jara, Prof. King Driggs, with the Sanford tabernacle choir, will give a concert next Friday evening, April 23. The entertainment will be given under auspices of the Woodmen of the World. The choir is assiduously rehearsing for the occasion, and a very interesting program is assured. Edgar Jones, the town marshal, is suffering severely from being thrown from a horse three weeks ago.

He was severely bruised at the time on the left shoulder, but not observing any dislocations, he did not consult a physician. Lately his limbs and head began to swell, a doctor was summoned, and the latter thinks that very severe internal injuries must have been received. Henry Patterson, aged 19, died of pneumonia Wednesday morning. Though somewhat ill with la grippe, he went to work on the Terrace reservoir with a crowd of men, one week before his death. Working in the snow, additional exposure caused pneumonia.

A relative, James Patterson, brought him home in a spring wagon. a distance of 30 miles, the night before he died. The young man is a son of our townsman, Henry Patterson. Last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs.

Orval Peterson, the newly wedded couple returned from Salt Lake City. As the bridegroom is of Sanford and the bride a very, popular young lady of Richfield, it became a question of conventional propriety as to whether the wedding ball should be given in Sanford or Richfield. It was finally determined that both places should be favored. So last night the Social hall here resounded to terpsichorean merriment in celebration of the event. We wish the young couple 8 happy and prosperous voyage together o'er the sea of life.

Prof. King Driggs gave a musical recital in the Opera hall last Wednesday forenoon, to a very appreciative audience of students, teachers and specially invited guests. The lives of many of the great masters of music have been studied in the higher grades, and the recital was to illustrate their classical and romantic com. positions. The following was the entertaining program, Miss Amy Poulson assisting at the piano: The Wedding March, Mendelssohn The Wanderer, Schubert The Earl King, Schubert The Magic Fluit, Mozart Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, Mozart Andante, Beethoven Another recital will be given next week.

MANASSA Academy Notes A -out, to determine who shall represent the Academy at the inter-county contest took place Wednesday. Preparations are being made for commencement exercises by the various classes and also for the general closing exercises. The summer vacation is near at hand. Then we shall bid farewell to our school duties and friends, but not without a feeling of regret. While a large number of the pupils have discontinued, we still have the main talent with us.

They have the sticktoitiveness of al New Wall Paper Our assortment for the Season 1909 is larger than ever before And embraces several new novelties such as pressed leather paper, cut-out borders and many new features for interior decoration. The usual popular prices that I have heretofore maintained continne to prevail and I am prepared to supply your wants from the cheapest to the best. A competent painter and paper hanger furnished those who desire his services. La Jara Drug Store H. O.

ELLIS, Proprietor The Dewdrop INN Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars Family Trade Solicited CALL AND SEE US, YOU ARE WELCOME B. P. HANNA, Prop. postage stamp and that is the thing that wins out in life's race. The last few days of pleasant weather have tried the metal of the students.

They long to be out of doors enjoying pleasant sunshine and fresh air. The dance given by the S. L. S. A.

dramatic club, April 9th, was a complete success. The crowd that enjoy dancing were all there with their usual good spirits. Prof. Rob't Farris was up last Saturday to witness the basket ball game. The professor is authority on this game and appeared to be a very interested spectator.

We have just received word to the effect that the Alamosa basket ball and track teams cannot entertain us Saturday. One defeat ought not to discourage them so badly as that. MANASSA WINS BASKET BALL GAME. Last Saturday afternoon two automobiles glided into town bearing the boys of the Alamosa high school basket ball team, and Prof. Thompson, who came along to referee the game.

The game started at 2:45 with Prof. A. P. Anderson acting as It was a battle royal from start to finish and fine work was displayed by both teams. The academy boys had possession of the ball more of the time than their opponents did, but were hardly cool enough to land it in the basket.

The half closed with a score of two points on James Nielson's throw from field and one from the foul line. The last half was disastrous to the visitors, the local team seemed to have got steadied down during the ten minutes of rest and proceeded to work out a victory to the tune of 10 to 7. There were many features worthy of mention, in fact so many we hardly dare to make special mention of any of them, but each of our boys out-played his opponent. The field throw by Ruby for Alamosa was probably the best play in the game. After the game a light lunch was served by the domestic science department of the academy and the visitors departed taking with them the good will and respect of us all.

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