La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1906-04-07

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i'll at a sanitorium in Boulder. is
greatly improved and able 10 be
about for the first time in three
months
r G. Dalton and Sheriff Barr were
Pueblo visitors Thursday. having
been summoned before the federal
grand jury 10 testify in the case Of a
man charged with forging a money
order in this city several months ago
Z Fog SALE OR TRADE lea acres Of
best farm land in Fulton county Ar
kansas. good buildings. plenty Of
water and lots Of fruit: will sell
or trade at a sacrifice for farm
or town property in Otero eoun-
ty Address John T. Williams. Beall.
ARK.
Earl Walker returned home Thurs
day morning from Littleton. y. c..
where he has been visiting relatives
during the past six weeks. His moth
er. Mrs. ]. f. Walker. who accom-
panied him. stopped in Kansas City.
Mo, To visit relatives, and later will
20 to California To spend the sum-
mer with her son. Charles Walker.
W. W. Parce. of Boulder, land
scape gardner. was a La Junta visi-
tor last wednesday and held pro-
longed conference with members of
the park commission regarding plans
for beautifying the park site south
Of town. Mr.. Parce was much i'm
pressed with the possibilities of the
site and in a short time will submit
plan for approval.
While eNcavating for a new Santa
Fe building at Syracuse. Kan. two
employees We're buried by a cave in
last Monday afternoon. Joe Con
zales. Of Great Bend. was dead
when his fellow employees succeeded
in reaching him. and Joe Chapman
was unconscious. The latter reviv-
ed in very short time and was not
seriously injured.
J. c. johnson of La Junta. Colo.
general manager of the Prairie
Cattle Company. one of the largest
outfits in this country. passed
through here last Sunday on his way
home from an extended visit at his
old home in Scotland Mr.. johnson
left this country three months ago
for Europe and has spent most of
the time in Scotland for the benefit
of his health. Kansas City Journal.
The school election of District Nc.
II will be held in the Columbian
school building Monday. MAY 7th.
The district is now in the first-class
and will have five school directors in
stead ofthree. j. Il. Sherman is the
retiring member of the school board
and there will be three members to
elect one for term of three year,
one for Il term of four years. and
and one for a term of five years.
Get busy.
Particular attention has been paid
this season TO the singing features in
"A Trip to Egypt" and as conse-
quence many well trained voices are
to be found in the cast and many
catchy and tuneful musical gems are
heard through the rendition of this
most laughable farce comedy. "A
Trip to Egypt. is a typical fun show,
with three big acts of solid laughter
and song. and appears at the La
Junta Theatre Saturday. April 7th.
Marshal Melvin. Night Marshal
Weineke and "Biackie" Dowdell
went to Pueblo yesterday to testify
before the federal grand jury. now
in session in that city. in the case
against c. II. Blackburn. who was
arrested in this city last January
with $500 in counterfeit $40 bills in
his possession. Blackburn succeed
ed in passing one of the bills in this
city. and was subsequently, arrested,
later giving information which re-
suited in the capture of confed-
crate and bogus money plant in
Denver.