La Junta tribune., 1906-04-28


FoR RENT-Two nice rooms, North
La Junta. Inquire of J. Z. Carraher.
New samples of Administer velvet
and ingram carpets at Thompson's.
FOR SALE CHEAP Upright piano:
good condition; $50. Inquire of V.
Albera.
For painting. decorating and
paper hanging. call up Black 1901.
jack Devine.
G. 5. Thompson, undertaken and
embalmer. Day phone. s5l black:
night phone. 725 red
See Mcdonald & Helm for straight
loans on farms and city property at
low rate of interest.
All persons having any of our ice
cream packers or cans please notify
US and we will call for same. We
need them. f. Wiswell, S. Dun
kin.
Coroner Green came down from
Rocky Ford last "Wednesday for the
purpose of investigating the suicide
of J. NJ. Anderson. The coroner de-
cided that an inquest was not neces-
sary.
The interior Of the store of c. F.
Althen & Co., is being remodelled
and rearranged throughout, and
and when all of the contemplated
improvements are made it will be
strictly up to the minute in every
way.
Ice, Ice, Ice, We have 5000
tsps of natural ice to spare, besides
what we are figuring on using in La
Junta. so don't be afraid of running
short of ice. We are prepared to
supply wholesale and retail custom
ers at reasonable figure. La Jun
ia Cold Storage Company. c. w.
Wonderly. manager.
The report that Jerry Miller had
sold his ranch. three-fourths of a
mile east of the North La Junta
school honse, to Engineer Williams
was little previous. Mr.. Williams
considered a proposition for the pur-
chase for some time. but the deal
was never closed. Mr.. Miller will
farm the place himself during the
coming season.
Five new switch engines, recently
received from the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works. are now on duty in the
local yards. They .are of the six
wheel connected typd, without pony
trucks, all the weight being on the
drivers, and their capacity for pull
ing heavy loads is SAID to be almost
unlimited. They are numbered 2O0O,
20Ol, POOP, 2O03, 2004.
Willie Harold Vallow. son of Mr..
and Mrs. f. A. Vallow, died at the
home of his parents on Cimarron
avenue last Wednesday evening,
aged years, 7 months aod II days.
The little fellow had been i'll with
spinal meningitis less than week.
The funeral took place Thursday
afternoon from the residence. SER
vices being conducted by the Rev. w.
g. Barron, of the Methodist church.
The bereaved parents have the deep
sympathy of all in their great sor-
row.
Bids for the construction of the
new Finney-Albera block were open
ed a few days ago, but the contract
has not as yet been let. Blankenship
Bros. were the lowest bidders, be-
ing 81 ,092 for the Finney section of
the block, and $500 for Albera's.
The bid for the heating plant of the
Finney section was S3.O50 in addi-
ton. and the total cost will be in
the neighborhood of $4,000. DR..
F'inney figures that this will net him
ieducting taxes, insurance and re-
pairs. less than five per cent on his
but says he is willing to
go ahead if Mr.. Albera is agreeably
inclined.
/. w. Loring. of Los Angeles. Cal.
one of the pioneers of La Junta, in
renewing his subscription to the
great family journal, writes: THE
earthquake at Frisco was something
terrible, but the people have respond
ed nobly and most generously, and
the situation is now well in hand,
notwithstanding the yellow papers