La Junta tribune., 1908-04-04
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I WANTED -TEo apprentices. one
boy and ore girl. ages from fifteen
10 eighteen. 70 learn business. Ap-
ply TO Lock Box 3. La Junta.
c. Z. Bpckey arrived home yezsler-
day morning from Texas and Okla
hon1a. where he mas been looking
after business interests during the
past thee months.
+ Mr.. ard Mrs. H. /. Maxwell left
Honolulu yesterday on their return
journey home, and are expected to
arrive in the great valley Of the
Arkansas about April 18th.
Clare n. Phillips has been spend
ing the spring vacation at home the
past week from Colorado College,
A couple OF his college chums.
Messrs. K. l.. Hyder and Walter N.
! Graham came down yesterday to
stay over Sunday as his guests.
They all will return TO their school
work Monday.
E. X. Byland, an old-time Santa
Fe engineer. sho has been running
on the Northern Pacific out of
Spokane, Wash. for year or more.
returned to La Junta yesterday. and
goes TO work this morning for the
Santa Re as engine inspector. His
family will arrive in La Junta in
about. two weeks.
Felix Wood. brother of S. Z.
Wood, Of this city. died at his home
near Higbee very suddenly about
four o'clock Thursday morning, the
cause of his death being pneumonia.
We have been unable to secure par
ticuIars for a biographical sketch.
The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon and was attended by a
large number of his La Junta
friends.
Eugene Bell. of Lamar. was in
town several days this week. He is
Interested in a reservoir-irrigation
project north OF Lamar which will
develop about "a 600 acres of Uncle
Sans territory. and succeeded in
interesting number of our citizens
in taking up desert claims of 32u
acres each He guarantees that the
relinquishments will sell for $500
each inside of six months.
Sheriff Potter sold a carload Of
beef cattle to Lamb & Theits the
; first OF the week for 81 . per hun
,lred weight. the best price he ever
received for Arkansas Valley deIiv-
cry. Cattle are scarce and hard to
get and the price is high in conse-
quence. Mr. Theits travelled a
whole week looking for cattle re-
Gently and only succeeded in finding
/ two bovines that were on the mar
I ket.
! Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Hamilton.
accompanied by their daughter,
Zana. arrived home from Excelsior
Springs. Mo-. Wednesday morning.
where they have been for several
weeks past. for the benefit Of Mr..
Hamilton's health. which is some
what improved They were also
accompanied form Topeka by Mrs.
Rufus Marshall and young son. w,.o
will make their home in La Junta.
Mr.. Marshall arriving yesterday
morning to resume his former
position in the Santa F'e relay office.
City Treasurer Fisher had more
business to attend to last "Wednesday
than two cranberry merchants. is
suing over So 900 worth of receipts
to the various liquor merchants of
this city. La Junta is pretty well
fixed. financially. at the present
time. During March Water Com
missioner Mayors issued over 81 800
worth of receipts for water rentals,
and the city treasurer received over
5000 from the county treasurer
from the first half of tax collected
for the year 1907.
J G. Hoye. accompanied by his
three children. arrived in this city
last Tuesday from Santa Anita.
Calf, for few days visit with
friends. Mrs. Hoye. the wife and
mother, died in California few
months ago. and Mr.. Hoye is on his
way to Kenosha, Wis, where the
I littIa ono, will ,naLa thoir hon,a