La Junta tribune., 1908-08-29

C.M. Ward. of Lamar. erstwhile
chief engineer of the Arkansas VAL
| ley railroad. was La Junta visitor
Yesterday on business.
| Carl Lance. of st. Louis, No.. well
known in La Junta. is the proud
father Of a son and heir. actual
weight seven and one-half pounds.
which arrived 1t his home on
August 2lst.
w. Harry Gage. of Pueblo. special
organizer. great council of Colorado.
l. O. r. NJ. arrived in La JuntA this
week and will be located here for.
some time in the hope of rejuvenat-
ing the order in this city.
! Mrs. Gerald Shaw and children
arrived from Colorado Springs
Thursday night to join Mr.. Shaw.
who is now in the employ of the
Kendall Dry Goods Company. They
nave leased the Prinster residence on
BelIeview avenue.
Mrs. v. NJ. Lagerquist and Mrs.
W. E. Andrews returned home
Thursday night from Colorado
Springs. where they endeavored to
escape the heat Of the monotonous
plains in the cool % the picturesque
mountain resorts.
Engineer Charles Philhour is con-
valescing from . very serious opera
tion Of which he was the victim re-
Gently at the railroad hospital. He
was down town yesterday for the
first time in two weeks. but it will
be two weeks more before he is
allowed to go to work.
All Republicans Of precinct No. 4.
Holbrook. are requested to meet at
the Lakeview schoolhouse. Saturday
evening. September 5th. for the
purpose of electing five delegates to
the Republican county convention.
which assemblies in La Junta on
September sth.-D. B. Brow.
chairman.
The services of the La Junta
Band have been engaged for the
watermelon day festivities at Rocky
Ford on September 81. and the
whole town of course could not get
away from following the bahd on
that day. There will be plenty of
music. as the Rocky Ford band and
the Las Animas band will also be
among those present.
The Republican county central
committee met in Rocky Ford last
Saturday to set the time and place
for the holding Of the county con-
yention. The convention will be
held in La Junta on Tuesday, Sep
ltemi.er Sth. and the primaries on
the preceding Saturday. September
18th. The call in detail will be found
lin another column of this issue.
| Kim. well-known son of the
flowery kingdom about Swink and
La Junta. is making arrangements
to open genuine chop suey parlor
in the Wiedeman building. corner of
San Juan avenue and West Second
street. Kim asservates that the
real article has never as yet been
produced in La Junta. and that the
real thing. pure and undefiled. will
be served by him exclusively.
Operating officials Of all the roads
report a steady increase in activity
in their departments. Not only has
the flow of traffic enlarged steadily
within the last few weeks. but the
preparations now being carried out
for the beginning of movement of
the new crops are Of such nature
Jas to require the greatest effort to
meet the necessities Of the case.
Train load after train load of empty
cars that have been lying on side
tracks are now being distributed
Through hthe-southwest and west.
Billy Green. of Rocky Ford. was
down from the cantaloupe metropo-
| lis last Wednesday and on the quiet
announced all over town that he was
. candidate for the republican nomi-
nation for coroner. Billy will have
our vote # he gets the nomination
and has our best wishes for success.
There are more candidates for coro-