La Junta tribune., 1906-01-10
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emhalmer. Day phone. SOL black;
night phone. 725 red.
G.. ". Swink. the original booster
of Rncky Ford, was d county seat
visitor yesterday.
MIS- Esther McCune has been as
sistIag in the office of the county
treasurer since the first Of the year.
FoE RENT Furnished rooms for
ligh, housekeeping; also single
Rooms Inquire at this office
Monthly school report cards. good
for any school district in Otero
county. for sale at the TRIBUNE
officr
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. RidwelI. for
merry Of La Junta, but now Of Puy-
allup, Wash, are the proud parents
Of a son, born December 10Th
Nj Jessie Baldridge. who has
been pending the holidays at home,
left Monday night for Lawrence,
Kan. To resume her studies at the
Kansas State University.
Mr.. William Liggett. one Of the
prominent society DANES of Dodge
City who has been visiting in La
Junta since the Elks' banquet and
ball returned home yesterday.
dad" Stephcnson's new popcorn
and peanut wagon arrived from
the manufacturers yesterday. and
"Dad" will probably be doing busi-
ness at the same old stand in all his
glor, today.
The county commissioners have
been in session all this week, but
not much business has been trans
acted as yet outside of allowing
bills. All Of the appointments for
the ensuing year are to be made at
this meeting. and the contracts for
furnishing supplies will be awarded.
Fisher 4 Larsen had a novelty in
their dutch auction" series ycster-
day They had on display genuine
twenty dollar gold piece which they
offered to sell for Sl9.75 the price
to be reduced twenty-five cents each
day until sold. They had to wait
about thirty minutes to effect sale.
Isn't it strange how eager some
people are TO pick up bargain like
that?
Marriage licenses were issued from
the county clerk office during the
past week to the following: John
Winner. of Lamar, and Katherine
U=. of Sugar City: Christian Gies
rnd Katharine Geringer. of Sugar
City; Romola Salas and Petra Sala-
zar, both of Sugar City; William
D. Morgan and Maggie b. Reynolds,
both Of Rocky Ford; VIM. T. Clark
and Gladys +. Bradley, both Of La
Jmta.
Contractor Jim King expects to
complete the shaling Of the road
between this city and Rocky Ford
before the end Of the week. as far
west as Timpas creek. It is thought
tha, with the funds available the
road will be shalcd to a point about
Onc-half mile west Of the Timpas
creek bridge. The road has been
closed to all traffic for some time,
but viii probably be open again
some day next week.
T. F. Bland received a souvenir
Xmas postal one day this week from
Harvey Wood who used to be a rail-
way postal clerk years ago between
this city and Albuquerque. The card
was dated Hamburg. Germany. and
the inscription was written in the
language of that country Mr..
Bland succeeded in digging up an
interpreter and learned that Mr.
W Opd wished hIm Merry thrlst-
mas and a Happy New Year. Mr..
Wood is still in the ocean postal SER
vice between New York and Ham
burg.
". +. Andrews and c. A. Beer
bohm. the committee in charge Of
the Park addition. have been busy
since the drawing" issuing war
rantr deeds to the lot owners. and
most of them have already been
recorded with the county clerk.
The committee expended something
over 800 in excess Of the funds
available in grading the park site,