La Junta tribune., 1909-09-04
NEWS BREVITIES
Short Items OF Interest Picked Up
Here and There

There was change in grocery
circles this week, Eugene Hill acouir.
ing the interest OF his partner. Geo.
NJ. Herndon, in the firm OF Herndon
& Hill.
The Ration Fuel Company has
shipped sufficient ice from It's Sugar
lite canon storage points TO finish sup
plying its La Junta, Colo, warehouse
for the season.
Bob Watkins, OF pugilistic notori-
ETY. in this city. will be chic, train
er for Bill Pettus, the Senegambian
wonder. who is TO meet Jim Flynn
in Pueblo during state fair week.
J. NJ. Moore left a watermelon from
the Garden OF Eden at the office OF
the great family journal last Saturday
morning. 1t was one of the largest
we have seen this season, measur-
Ing twenty.four inches from stem TO
stern.
Judge \. b. Wallis and Judge Clyde
7. Davis left last Monday morning
for Colorado Springs 10 attend the
thirty-fourth annual convention Of
the grand lodge Knights Of Pythias
which has been In session there dur
ing the past week.
The La Junta ". c. T. T. will
meet next Tuesday afternoon. Sep
tember 7th, at the home OF Mrs. ].
G. Coder, glj Colorado avenue. Every
member is requested to be present
as the election OF officers for the
ensuing year will take place.
Dr. \. l.. Stubbs arrived home last
Friday night, from trip 10 Boulder.
where he had been to make arrange
ments for Accommodations for Pales.
tine Commandery. No. %. who will
attend the state conclave OF the
Knights Templar to be held in that
city on September cath and 25th.
W. II. Winsell. OF the Vacuum
Cleaner Company. left last Tuesday
morning for trip around the circle
over the Rio Grande. via Montrose.
Grand Junction and Glenwood Springs
He has some unfinished vacuum
cleaner business TO look after over
there. and may be absent for a month
Fred A. sabin left last Tuesday
morning for Pueblo and Denver to
attend to some pressing business.
after which he will enjoy a months
vacation seeing the sights Of the ef.
fete east and may take a run across
the pond to witness some Of y feais
OF aviation that are now tn. popular
pas,ime in England and France.
Next Tuesday the board of county
commissioners will be In session as a
board OF equalization to near the
complaints OF those who entertain the
suspicion that they have leen er-
roneously or uniustly assessed for
the year 1909 This will te the
time TO register your kick. II you
have one coming or forever hold your
peace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 4. Lewis ar.
rived In La Junta last Saturday,. and
have been the guests OF Mr and Mrs
Jack Dcyine. While In L. Junta last
spring Mr. Lewis bought a Chalmers.
Detroit from the La Junta Automo.
bile and Machine Company and since
that time has travelled about 1000
miles by auto through N,R Mexico
Oklahoma and Kansas.
Geo. l. Hess bought ihe c. X.
Dodds' residence. s2l San Juan ave.
nue.. last Monday, the transfer being
effected by c r. Helm, ul the Ar.
kansas Valley Realty Company. II
is located directly opposi,, he high
school building. and Is one OF the
handsomesi residences IN own, con
talning nine rooms with Jgeryth!ng
sulctF modern, The cons Iteration
was $4,000
r. Turk vas In town lac Tuesday
morning and ordered hI. Tribune
sent TO swink. until further orders.
Mr.. Turk has secured the position Of
engineer at the sugar factory during
the coming campaign. and win he
located In the swink metropolis until
spring. l, is expected that the beet
campaign at the factory iii open
about September Goth FOR he long.
est run In It's history.
Last Saturday was a rccord.brcak.
Ing day In the marriage lIeensc bu.
reau OF the county clerks office. a
sum total OF four permits 10 wed be-
Ing issued as follows: c. C. Clinton.
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