La Junta tribune., 1906-10-13


Smoke ia Junta's Best" Sold
by all dealers.
New invoice of cut glass and hand
painted china at Thompson's.
Mrs. X. r. Stewart is in Topeka
for an extended visit with relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Nelson
have gone to Phoenix. Ariz.. for q
three weeks visit.
For SALE-Five room house,
furnished complete. Inquire at 40s
Smithland avenue.
For SALE-Gentle family horse:
buggy and harness: also household
goods. Inquire of w. S. Matlock.
For SALE-Or will trade for cat
tie. three-year old registered Per-
cheron stallion.-J. c. Rex. Rocky
Ford. Colo.
Mrs. J. NJ. McCune. Of Sunrise.
WyO.. arrived in La Junta last Tues
day morning for an extended visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dubree ar
rived home last Saturday morning
from their wedding tour through
the eastern states.
| A fine line Of pattern, dress and
street hats are now being displayed
at the Park House by Mrs. f. o.
Bivins, of Denver.
l. NJ. Boyd. of La veta, Colo.
brother-in-law of Mrs. Margaret
Boyd, arrived in La Junta last Sun
day night, and purposes Locating in
this city
Engines 1865 and 1866. which have
been in the back shops for general
repairs. have been assigned To chain
gang passenger service between La
Junta and Dodge City.
Mrs. Charles Robinson. of Els
worth, Kan. who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. +. A. CURL. dur
ing the past six weeks. returned
home Thursday morning.
S. Matson has disposed of his en-
tire crop of peaches, but has 400 or
500 bushels of winter apples which
he will sell at from | ! to 3 cents per
pound, according to quality.
Fireman A. II. Riggs, who has
been visiting his parents in Mount
Sterling. ILL.,, returned to La Junta
this week and has been assigned to
duty on the switch engine at Rocky
Ford.
Mrs. Emma Powell, who has been
visiting relatives in Indiana and
other points east. arrived in La Jun
Ia last Wednesday morning for a
brief visit with friends, while on her
way to her home in Denver.
Mike Webber. the genial round
house foreman. says that if Roose-
welt is fond of the strenuous life.
he can get a good dose of it by COM
ing to La Junta and tackling the
round house job. He will find it
plenty strenuous.
The bread habit is increasing and
growing on La Junta people. Several
weeks ago it was noted in this
column that the local bakery turned
out 900 loaves on Saturdays. The
same bakery is now supplying to the
hungry bread eaters of that village
500 loaves every day in the week.
Bent County Democrat.
At the recent Rocky Ford fair
Mrs. T. J. Howard was awarded
first premium on animal or bird,
landscape painting. fruit and figure
on china, painted china bon bon.
salad dish, stein. miniature, and
second premium on fruit. vase paint
ing, best collection of china and
flowers on china.
A canvass of the Baptist church
people and congregation is to be
made at once for funds for q new
church building. II is not the pur-
pose to begin the new building dur
ing the year 1906. If adequate funds
are subscribed an attractive and con-
venient building will be erected at
the corner Of Colorado avenue and
Fifth street during the year 1907.
Superintendent K. J. Parker and
Division Superintendent Bristol left
last TueS1sv morning for Topeka to