La Junta tribune., 1906-02-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS.
Trade with II. G. Todd.

List your property with Mcdonald
& Helm if you want to sell quick.
Gem" flour, best in the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
refunded.-La Junta Milling Co.
For RENT Eighty acres of land;
full water right; one mile from
Swink sugar beet factory Inquire
at this office.
Robert Anderson, chief clerk. has
been officiating as storekeeper dur
ing the absence of X. r. Stewart in
Topeka this week.
For SALE-Five room brick resi-
dence; with two lots fronting east
on San Juan avenue. Inquire of A.
B. Wallis at court house.
Machinist Will Phelps left the first
of the week for various points in
Eastern Kansas. Missouri and Iowa
for months visit with relatives.
Mrs. j. f. Walker arrived home
Thursday morning from Denver.
where she has been the guest of
friends during the past two weeks.
Miss Ada Sloan has accepted
position in the office of the county
clerk as stenographer and type
writer. Miss Sloan is a cousin of
Mrs. II. ID. Garwood.
X. X. Stewart. the new storekeeper
at this point. left the first of the
week for Topeka. having been sum-
moned there on account of the
serious illness Of his mother.
Miss Blanche Barngrover came
down from Florence Tuesday even
ing to make few days visit at
home. She was accompanied by her
cousin. Miss Mabel Palmer. who will
be the guest Of relatives here.
J. G. Carl announces a public auc-
ton of horses. cows. and farm prop
erty Wednesday. February 18th, at
his place one mile east and one mile
north of the Bee Hive school house
in the Holbrook country. There will
be grand free lunch at noon.
Sheriff George Barr returned
home last Saturday morning from
Newkirk. Okla. having in charge
Perle Berkshire, wanted in Otero
county for the crime of securing
$l46 in money under false pretenses
from W. A. Page. of Rocky Ford.
James McNeen will furnish about
1900, 900 brick to be used in the CON
struction of the new factory at
Swink. The brick is now being
delivered by the wagon load. this
rather slow method of transporta-
ton being cheaper than the freight
rate made by the Santa Fe.
Dan Coughlin. trainmaster of the
New Mexico division. has been in la
Junta this week doing double duty,
looking after his own end of the line
and officiating as trainmaster of the
western division during the absence
of Mr.. Rupert. summoned east on
account of the death of his mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Mock. of Kan
sas. who have been visiting" Mrs.
F. Il. Mason during the past two
weeks. left Thursday morning for
Colorado City. where they expect to
locate. If no unforeseen conditions
arise the editor of the great family
journal will return to his happy
home tonight after an absence of
seventeen mortal days and an equal
number of nights
The La Junta Women's Club met
at the home of Mrs. Mendelson. on
February 18th. Current items of
interest were given and discussed by
the club. Two interesting and well
prepared papers were read. Lorenzo
and Jessica" by Mrs. Kilgore. and
Antonio and Bassanio.~ prepared
by Mrs. Finney. and read by Mes
danes Miller and Whittinghill. Roll
call was responded to by sayings Of
Portia-
C. C. Deabenport arrived home
THURSDAY morning from Whiting.
Iowa. where he was summoned on
account of the sudden death of his
hAlf-brother. J. r. Folwell- Mr..
Folwell was instantly killed Febru-
airy 18th by the accidental. dischArge
Of SHOTGUN He was sixty-two
years of age and the eldest son of