La Junta tribune., 1908-12-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS.
Ask for Dunkin's bread.
Trade with II. G. Todd.

Livery and transfer; Barr & Rose;
phone Junta 80.
Jewelry and jewelry repairing at
Coltman's Pharmacy.
Watch repairing done promptly and
guaranteed at Coltman's Pharmacy.
Get your pictures framed in the
latest style OF moulding at Thomp.
sons.
G. S, Thompson, undertaken and
embalmer. Day phone. black 1852;
night phone. red 3S5.
Mayhew House Furnishing Co. un-
dertakers and embalmers. Phone.
East "A; night phone. Junta Al,
Shampooing. .manicuring and facial
massage: SOP Santa Fe avenue;
phone. East 166. Mrs. J. E. Fem.
Satisfaction in every thread and
buttons too, Munsing Union Suits
stand every test--Kendall Dry Goods
co.
| Mrs. F. Finney leaves tonight for
| OueTHi, OHio, " Nisit iti uhuSHt'i' .
Miss Gertrude. who is attending col
lege there.
The Presbyterian Aid Society will
hold their annual sale and tea. Fri.
day. December 18th. Place will be
announced later
For the most exquisite and beauti
sui handpainted china, suitable for
holiday gifts. see Mrs. b. NJ. Spald-
/ ing. 522 San Juan avenue.
The contract for the new water
system in Las Animas has been let
| to Marshall Bros. of that city for
| s4S.673. There were seven bidders
and the highest bid was s5s.755.
Mrs. ]. X Dye arrived homeThurs.
day from Los Angeles. Calf. where
she has been for several months She
was delighted with California and Is
feeling much improved. Rocky Ford
Tribune.
]. w vandiver suffered a slight
Jtroke OF paralysis on Thursday. !. .tht.
second within the period of a few
weeks. Mr.. Vandiver, however. was
able to be around yesterday as usual.
and to all appearances in good health
According to the report of the Uni-
ted States department of agriculture.
Colorado led all the wheat producing
states in wheat production in 1907.
the average yield being 20 bushels
per acre with farm value of s22.6o
per acre.
The quarterly examination of teach
ers takes place at the court house
next Thursday. Friday aud Saturday!
All applicants who Eage taken up the
1909 reading circle book viii be en-
titled to five per cent added 10 their
genera average.
The committee appointed by the
district court to make the regular
annual examination of the books OF
the county treasurer commenced their
laborius task last Monday morning.
The committee IL composed of G. S.
THOMPSON, A. $. Marshall and J. A.
Gauger.
G. NJ. Taylor. a former master me-
chanic for this division Of the Santa
Fe. with headquarters in Ration, and
later superintendent of the western
grand diyisino of the Santa Fe at
La Junta. is now master mechanic
for the Frisco route at Wellington,
atom popnrfar
Arthur Dean, deputy In County
Treasurer Su'livan's office. is an APP
plicant for position In the office
Of SECRETARY of state. Mr.. j. b. Pear
ce, secretary OF state elect, has inti-
mated that he will give Bent county
clerkshlp and 1t is hoped Arthur
may be the choice.--Las Animas
Democrat.
Owing to a superabundance of legal
and other advertising matter. we are
not able this week to present any
thing new on the school fracas, in
which many Of our citizens have
suddenly taken a frenzied interest.
Judge Finity's article caused a great
deal Of comment, pro and con, and
as some Of our readers are still seek
Ing for the light. the sage of the
fourth class rooming house" has
promised us another spasm for next
week.
Two architects are now employed
In preparing the plans for the new
McNeen block on Colorado avenue.
Walter Du6ree has the north sec
tion OF the block and John Gwyn the
south fifty feet. which is to be oc-
cupied by the Mayhew House Fur
nishing Company. The Kendall Dry