1911 Colorado Business Directory, La Jara, Conejos County
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37th Annual Volume
The Colorado State Business Directory
WITH
A Complete Classified Directory of the Entire State,
Including Mines, Reduction Works, Etc.

1911

DENVER, COLORADO

THE GAZETTEER PUBLISHING CO.
ESTABLISHED 1871

JAMES JR. IVES, MANAGER 1911

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LA JARA.

    A growing agricultural town In Conejos county, on the D. & R. G.
    R. R. 14 1/2 miles south of Alamosa.
    Population 800.
    Altitude 7,280 feet

Becker J N, physician.
BLACKBURN E L, prop Hotel La Jara.
Blissard J M, physician.
Braiden W A, live stock.
Campbell Enos, blacksmith.
Catholic Church, Father P J Wecks priest.
Christy C E, real estate.
CLUB BUFFET THE, C C Whitaker prop.
Colo Tel Co, Mrs Norma Lowe ex mgr.
COLORADO TURQUOISE M CO, D M Goin pres, C G King sec.
Eskridge Ranch, Wm Forbes mgr.
First National Bank, Jas A McDaniel pres, W A Braiden vice-pres,
    John S Fletcher cash.
Fisher & Co W P, real estate.
Fletcher John S, cash First Nat Bank.
Gibbs D A, transfer, hay & grain.
GOIN D M, contractor & builder, pres Colorado Turquoise M Co.
Graham A C, tailor.
Groshart L B, restaurant.
GUYMON MYRON, barber, cigars, tobacco and confectionery, pool hall.
Gwinn & Chittick, drugs.
Hatfield F B, R R & Exp agt.,
Helms W G, painter.
HOME LUMBER, COAL & GRAIN CO, I J Richardson mgr
HOTEL LA JARA, E L Blackburn prop.
KAVALEC RUDOLPH J, cash La Jara State Bank, notary public, fire
    insurance, stenographer.
King B W, blacksmith.
King Mrs B W, restrnt & rooms.
KING C G, sec Colorado Turquoise M Co.
King Thos, town clerk.
La Jara Building & Loan Association, Leroy Wilson pres, H C Hall sec.
La Jara Chronicle (w), Clifton H Wilder pub. ,
La Jara Comemrcial Club, W A Braiden pres, M F Geyer sec.
La Jara Concrete Co, E McCunniff mgr.
La Jara Creamery, T L King prop
La Jara Enterprise (w), D H Tobey editor.
La Jara Milling & Elevator Co, G A Fitzpatrick mgr.
La Jara M & M Co, D E Newcomb pres.
La Jara Paint Co, Finney & Osborn props.
LA JARA STATE BANK, B L Van Vechten pres, Christen Jensen vice-pres,
    Rudolph J Kavalec, cashier.
La Jara Town Co, L D Eskridge mgr.
Lee A W, saloon.
Lovett Geo S, horses.
McCunniff Thos, real estate, justice peace.
McDaniel Jas A, pres First Nat Bank.
McDANIEL MERCANTILE CO, Thomas Ormond vice-pres. J A McDaniel sec-treas &
    mgr, genl mdse.
McKELVEY J P, hardware, farm machinery, furniture and undertaker.
MAGNES CHARLES, lumber and building material, contractor and builder,
    town treasurer.
Mead A E, auctioneer.
Middleton Bros, carpenters.
Middleton & Son W F, carps.
Mosier Mahala E, postmaster.
Murphy E J, mgr Murphy-Newcomb Hardware Co.
MURPHY-NEWCOMB HARDWARE CO, D E Newcomb pres, D E Newcomb Jr sec,
    E J Murphy treas & mgr, hardware, agricultural implements and furniture.
Murrell Wm, carpenter.
Neff Wm, live stock.
Newcomb D E, pres Murphy-Newcomb Hardware Co.
Oliver G G, groceries.
ORMOND THOMAS, vice-pres McDaniel Mercantile Co.
PIONEER LIVERY, FEED & SALE STABLE, J W Schecter prop.
Presbyterian Church, Rev A A Minamyer pastor.
Price Lee, carpenter.
RICHARDSON I J, mgr Home Lumber, Coal & Grain Co.
Russell Bros, cattle.
San Luis Valley Advertising Co, Finney & Osborn props.
SCHECTER J W, prop Pioneer Livery, Feed & Sale Stable, marshal.
Schenck D S, physician.
Seeley & Dougan, real estate.
Seyfer Miss Iva, millinery.
SEYFER W W, drugs and medicines.
Shawcroft J W, stock ranch.
Shemwell J H, real estate, meat market.
SMITH C L, real estate, insurance, justice peace and notary public.
Trans-Mississippi Investment Co, R C Balaam pres, Sam J Nutting sec.
Van Vechten B L, pres La Jara State Bank.
Watson J A, mail carrier.
Weist Charles D, genl mdse.
WHITAKER C C, prop The Club Buffet.
Wilder Clifton H, pub La Jara Chronicle.
Williams A E, civil engineer.
Wilson Leroy, genl mdse.
Wilson Samuel L, mayor.

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