La Junta tribune., 1907-12-07
SWIkK.

neSldy morning On pASiHrS9-
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley McPeek were
La Junta visitors the first of the
week.
j. b. Wall is erecting four-room
frame residence in the west end Of
the city.
T. J. Ryland was in Pueblo this
week, returning home Wednesday
afternoon.
J. V. Yeoman was in Cheraw this
week looking after business inter
ests at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Reberger were
visiting Mrs. Reberger's parents IN
Sugar City last week.
Miss Isabelle Manley was La
Junta visitor Wednesday, returning
home on the noon train.
Mrs. Starkweather returned home
last Friday night from Chicago
where she has been visiting for the
past three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William La Shier
have been confined to their home
for several days with rheumatism,
but are now able to be around.
Mrs. Mosby Lee and Mrs. E. w.
RagsdaIe and son. Edward. of La
Junta, were in Swink Wednesday
and took dinner with Mrs. Rags
dale brother. DR.. j. w. Brown.
Ernest Clark recently purchased
the barber shop and chilli parlor of
Mr.. Newall. and is now running the
barber shop, but has leased the chilli
end of the business to Jack Nc
Broom.
Principal Brown, Miss Brene, and
the Misses Ethel and Virginia La
Shier. of the city schools, attended
the Teachers Institute at Rocky
Ford last Friday and Saturday. They
report a very large and interesting
meeting.
Night Marshal Bill Warren left
Tuesday morning for Ration. n. NJ.
where he went in seach of the Japs
who left this place some time ago
owing bills to the amount of several
thousand dollars which they failed
to pay before their departure
Miss Rhea Schiller, for some time
past the efficient head waitress at
the Sherman House in La Junta, ar
rived in Swink last week, and pur-
chased half interest in the Saddle
Rock restaurant. Miss Schiller is
an experienced caterer and will
prove a valuable addition to Swink' S
most popular cafe.
NJ. d. Brewer, of Lewis, Kan, is
erecting quarters for the feeding OF
400 head of cattle in this city. Swink
is getting to be quite an important
point for the feeding of cattle. Sew
eral hundred head are now being
fed here. and it is expected that
before long this amount will be con-
siderably increased.
Ecton & Burshears, the livery
men, are making extensive repairs
at their barn. They have a fine
cement walk in front of, their place
of business and are-alss- having g
floor of the same material put in the
barn. When all the contemplated
improvements are completed Ector
4 Burshears will have one of the
finest liveries in the valley.
Jim Rose. Of this city. is booked tc
fight ten-round preliminary with
Kid Hillman at Pueblo on the NIGH
of December 18th, when Carsey anc
Shoels are to battle for supremacy
The main event is attracting consid
cradle attention among the sport.
up and down the valley, as is alst
the preliminary. which promises t
be a real go" all the way through
Arrangements have been made for 1
special train with rate of one fars
fot the round trip, which will leave
here about six o'clock in the even
ing, and the town will be almos,
deserted. for every mothers son ir
tlais. burg says he is going if he j:
able to walk to the depot.
!. G. w. Eenlason and son, Lee Fen
lason, Of Rocky Ford. are seriously
eol,sidGring the matter Of erecting .
brink block on the site now occupied