La Junta tribune., 1899-12-23
COLORADO
LOCAL AND PERSONAL ,ress.
Joys for jewelry.

Joys for jewelry.
Toys at the Palace drug store.
Buy your Xmas presents at the
Racket and get rebate stamps.
]. c. Vroman, of Manzanola,
J was county seat visitor Thursday.
Don't forget the masquerade ball
OF the Redmen at the opera house
on New Years night.
Sixteenth annual ball of the
J John Fisher Hose Company at the
opera house Christmas night.
Mrs. J.. C. Johnson, of the ] J
ranch, left on No. Thursday for
Topeka to spend the holidays.
u c. w. Wonderly returned yes
terday morning from "a trip to Las
Animas and Lamar ON business,
4 Mrs. George Perry left this
morning on No. II for Folsom, N.
NJ, to visit relatives during the
holidays.
i The wholesale price OF diamonds
has advanced, but our price is the
same as ever. Buy now.-Fisher
& Larsen.
/ w. r. Cartwright and c. r.
Buckley bought the Aquila Dodds
farm last week. Ii is located three
miles west Of town.
/ "The best goods for the least
money" is Thompson's motto and
he is following the old saying
strictly during this holiday season.
Frank Day is in charge Of force
of men hauling piles for the state
bridge at Swipk. The work is
being done by the Pueblo Bridge
Company.
The brick work on the reservoir
has been discontinued until the
weather moderates. The reservoir
is about one-half completed at the
present time.
Buckley & Hart are making alb
stracts for IS, 500 acres Of land for
the Twin Lakes Land and Water
Company. The land is located
near Ordway.
| Frank Albin, machinist in the
Santa Fe shops at La Junta, is
visiting his family in this city md
will remain during the holidays.
Dodge City Republican.
"The Santa Fe Route Band"
filed an affidavit as an educational
corporation with the county clerk
Thursday. Charles w. Wonderly,
| John Hamill and Fred S. Burtis
are named as trustees.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church gave their annual parlor
sale and tea at the home Of Mrs.
Leslie Jones last Tuesday after
noon and evening. The treasury
was enriched to the extent of about
$40.
6. S. Thompson will give away
an elegant lamp and onyx top
stand to his holiday customers.
With each 75c purchase you will
receive ticket which will entitle
you to a chance on this elegant
lamp and stand.
Michigan farmers this year will
receive over two and a quarter mil
lion dollars for sugar beets. The
output OF beet sugar from the nine
Michigan factories is expected to
be something over $4,000, 900
pounds. Just wait year or two
and then watch Colorado.
| lack rabbit sports are evidently
few and far between in La Junta.
Only one ticket was sold at the To-
cal station for the rabbit hunt at
Lamar. Quite delega alton from
Denver and Pueblo passed through
this city for Lamar on No. E We'd
nesday night to participate in the
slaughter of jack rabbits.
The Fortnightly club, of La
Junta, met Saturday, December
10th, at the home Of Mrs. John
Fisher. The papers read by Mrs.
Haskins on "The Zion Movement"
Mrs. E. E. Cole on "F elk Adler, ;"
Miss Lyon on "Israel Zanquill,"
and Mrs. Garvin's "Review Of
Ivanhoe," bringing out the leading
Jewish characters, evidenced care
full preparation of the subjects.
Dan Carney, stranger in La
Iunta, was arrested last Tuesday
night by Night Marshal Devine on
a charge Of larceny from the per-
son of T. S. Booker. He was ar
raigned Wednesday before Judge
Finity and pleaded not guilty. and
in default Of 5000 bonds was sent