La Junta tribune., 1907-10-26
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Sheriff Potter was up from the
county seat Wednesday.
Mrs. J. V. Yoeman, who has been
in Greeley. has returned home.
S. X. Mendelson. of La Junta. was
in Swink Wednesday doing the col
iecting stunt.
Miss Mary Paxton, Of Denver,
arrived in Swink Wednesday on a
visit to w. E. Gaines and family.
w. Edwin Fristoe. the man who
makes old hats look like new. was in
Swink Wednesday hustling for busi-
ness.
Messrs. c. A. Burseil. Peter Riley,
F.P. Morris and W. E. Gains were
rubbering around in the vicinity OF
Timpas last Sunday.
There was social dance in the
hall last Friday evening which was
very well attended by the Swink
lovers Of the light fantastic.
William Kintner arrived home last
Saturday from Carrolton. Ohio.
where he was called by the serious
illness Of his father. who only lived
\ few days after his arrival.
Misses La Shier. Webster. Ecton,
Pittman and Mrs. Jack Lee and
Messrs. r. v. Leftwitch. Will Thorn
ton and Abe Friesen drove to Timpas
last Sunday and spent the day.
Jim Rose. the local pugilistic
artist, left for Pueblo Thursday
morning where he goes to meet Kid
Rose in . preliminary bout before
the main event Of the Roach-Shoels
go"
]. w. Brown, charge d'affairs Of
the municipality Of Swink, and all
appertaining thereto. which is some.
went to La Junta Wednesday to
witness the production of the "Rol-
licking Girl"
Tuesday was pay day at the fac
tory, and about $4,000 was turned
loose to circulate in various and
sundry channels of this burg-prob-
ably most of it went the channel
route" Pay day will now occur
twice month on the 7th and I'D
instead Of once month, as hereto
fore.
About one hundred Mennonites,
most of whom were from the east,
and had been attending the Mennon-
ite convention which took place re-
Gently in the Holbrook country.
arrived in the city Wednesday morn
ing via the Arkansas Valley. went
out to the Sanitarium, inspected the
building and took dinner.
Mother Wheaton is now the guest
of Revs. Stamp and Shepherd in
Rocky Ford. from which city she left
Thursday for Pueblo. after which
she goes to points in California. She
will be accompanied to the coast by
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Chapman, who
will assist her in her prison evangel-
istic work.
j. II. Bond and j. NJ. Perry.
colored residents of the town, got
into an argument Wednesday over
some trivial matter. during which
Bond pulled a razor and cut Perry
on the arm. The wound was very
slight and did not do a great deal Of
damage to Perry's anatomy. The
case will come up for trial later at
which the why's and wherefore's
will be thoroughly aired.
Harry Mitchell. Of Chicago. and
Jim Rose, of Missouri. will meet in
= ten-round boxing contest before
the Swink Athletic Club on Thursday
evening. October 31st. The contes-
tants are to weigh in at 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon at 145 pounds. A fea-
ture that will proceed the main event
Of the evening will be ten-round
preliminary for side bet Of $25
between Harry Harbour, Of st.
Louis. and Kid Hunter. Of La Junta.
The bill of fare" for the evening is
unusually good. and it is expected
that the hall will be taxed to its ut
most capacity. Tickets are now on
sale at 81 each.
Swink residents as well as the
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