La Junta tribune., 1907-12-21
SWIM.

Smith were Rocky Ford visitors
Wednesday afternoon.
A fine baby girl came to brighten
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin on
last Monday morning.
Mrs. kintner left this week for La
Junta to become permanent resi-
dent of the county seat.
Miss Brene was La Junta visitor
last Wednesday night. going down
to the county seat on No. 602.
A. A Beidelman. of Denver. ar
rived in town last Monday and ac-
cepted position in Dyes grocery.
On the adjoining page will be
found the holiday greetings of
Swink's leading business men. Read
them and it will profit you.
Ernest Benjegerdes. of La Junta,
was III Swinh Wednesday visiting
friends for short time. before
leaving for his home in Gernavillo.
Iowa
Mrs. Fred Hansbrough and little
daughter. Miss Elsie, were in SYink
Wednesday spending the day with
the genial Colonel Hansbrough and
his wife.
Jim Boyd has accepted position
with the kintner-Potter Mercantile
Company, filling the place made va
cant by the resignation of Will
Thornton.
r. V. Leftwich, who has been
employed in Bergerman's store.
left for La Junta Thursday. where
he accepted position with the
Draper Shoe and Clothing Company.
Henry Honaker. an od-time La
Junta boy, who is visiting relatives
in the county seat, drove up to
Swink Wednesday to see the far
famed new sugar town which came
into existence since he left La Junta
four years ago.
Mike keleher is again on the
water wagon, which will be news to
many Swink residents. Mike got on
the front seat several days ago, and
is ready to take your orders for
pure artesian water. delivered to
any part of the burg.
r. V. Leftwich who has been in
the City Hospital at La Junta for
few days, threatened with an attack
of typhoid fever. won out in the
sixth round, and got back to Swink
last Friday, and on Tuesday paid
flying trip to Pueblo, returning
home the same evening.
The election of the city officials of
this burg will take place in April of
the year that is just dawning. and
rumor has it that there will be two
tickets in the field. which will cause
a little more excitement than has
heretofore been in evidence on cleo
3 tioifE day.
The schools closed here Friday for
two weeks vacation during the fes-
tivities incident to the arrival and
departure of Santa Claus, after
which it is hoped that all the young
sters will have fully recovered from
the effects of the gorge fest made
and provided for this time of year.
The kintner- Potter Mercantile
Company are fixing their store up in
holiday attire. f. A. Russell, the
chief quill pusher of the firm, is do
ing the work, and we will have to
confess that he is an artist for one
who formerly superintended the
decorating of the landscape with
railroad ties.
The Santa Fe pay roll in this city
is gradually increasing each month,
and on pay day of this month. 81 600
was sent here by the railroad COM
pany to pay off railroad employees at
this point. The total amount Of
checks was 81 500, and the bank in
this city paid all the checks in real
hard. cold cash.
Frank Burshears leaves today for
Morganfield, KY. to spend the holi-
days with his parents. whom he has
not seen for four years. Frank has
always received a large number Of
dainty blue envelopes since resi-