La Junta tribune., 1908-10-03


guest of his sister, Mrs. Charles Far
fey. last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Whitehead,
Of Syracuse. Neb.. have been the
guests this week of MIR. and Mrs.
G. A. Whitehead.
For Fowler spring water. or for ar
tesian water. the best by test, see
Tuggles or phone Junta a5s.
The ladies of the Catholic church
will give social dance at Elks' hall
on the evening of Monday. October
18th.
Mrs ]. a. Mccullough arrived
home last Saturday morning from a
two months visit with relatives In
Chicago.
Tate & Conyers shipped ten car
loads of horses to ST. Louis last
"Wednesday night, this being the third
consignment during the past month.
Rev. Roscoe Fairchild arrived from
his home in Danville. ILL.,, last week
to take charge OF the Methodist
church in Cheraw to which he was
assigned by the recent conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Simons came up
from Las Animas last Wednesday.
being summoned on account OF the
unfortunate accident of which c. B.
Baldridge, father OF Mrs. Simons, was
the victim.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mays returned
home last Wednesday from Terre
Haute, Ind. where the latter has
been visiting relatives during the past
six weeks. Mr. Mays making the trip
east two weeks ago to accompany his
wife home.
Geo. Z. Clarke, who has been en-
gagged in the jewellery business in
the store OF the La Junta Drug Com
pany during the past year. is max
Ing Preparations to retire from ac-
tive business. It is his intention. how
ever. to continue the watch repair
ing department.
William, Albert and Mary Perry,
chi11Ren OF "Box, Perry. who was
- .oa the ranch aurtng
|sx ISsrcation ffftcen yeafx 10. ar
rived In La Junta last week from
County Glare. Ireland. and will make
their home In Nine Mile with their
uncle. Michael Stephens.
The annual hunt OF the John Fish.
er Hose Company will take place on
next Thursday. Some OF the boys
will hunt for ducks and others will
try their hand at shooting rabbits on
the wing and there will probably be
big feast in the evening-as usu-
al in such cases made and provided.
We have been notified by William
b. Mooney, OF the State Normal Shoo1
at Greeley. that Miss Alfarette Cook.
of this city, has been selected to
gather news. items of the Normal
School for the great family journal.
Mr. Mooney concludes my duties as
school visitor for the State Normal
School will probably take me to your
city in the near future"
S. NJ. Stubbs, and wife, Of Blue
Jacket, Okla. arrived Wednesday
morning for an extended visit at the
home OF his brother G. s., and family.
He came up with the intention of 60
ing on a deer hunt the first OF the
month with C. s. Stubbs. OF this
place, DR.. Stubbs. Of La Junta, and
j. E. Gauger. of Rocky Ford. They
will start about the first Of the
month.-Fowler Tribune.
Representatives OF the high schools
at La Junta, Lamar. Rocky Ford, Las
Animas, Ration, N. NJ, and Trinidad,
met in the latter place last Saturday
and arranged a football schedule and
other athletic matters for the South
ern Colorado-New Mexico Interscho-
lastic Association. All the schools
will berepresented by football teams
this season and pennant will be
awarded the winning team.
Eugene C. Bell, who Is one OF the
chief promoters Of the new Chiving-
ton canal, which will bring forty
thousand acres Of new land under
informs the Sparks that
the arrangements for financing the
project are practically complete. and
his company expects to be In POSI-
ton to deliver water next summer
to purchasers of water rights In the
canal and reservoir system.-Lamar
Sparks.
Business in the county clerks Of
flee, outside OF the issuing Of hunt
ing licenses, is very dull at pres
ent. Since last Saturday 1862 hunt
ing licenses have haan issued max