La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02
Local and Personal Items

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hold their annual rummsge sale.
Mrs. c. A. Mayes and children have
returned home from two months
visit with relatives In Terra Haute.
Ind.
Mrs. Emma Williams arrived home
the first Of the week from a brief
visit with her sister, Mrs. l.. Mont
gomery. in Denver.
NJ. N. Wade runs the green water
wagon and has the exclusive right to
water from A. d. Bests we'll. Tel
ephone orders to Junta 379. or Red
1884.
J. c. Johnson. formerly manager Of
the Prairie Cattle Company, and for
years resident OF this section. ar
rived from Scotland this week to visit
old-time Colorado friends.
Mrs. F. A. Mckinney left last Tues
day morning for Montrose. Calf. to
join her husband, who is at present
engaged In getting out an up-to-date
city directory Of that burg.
Walter Corbin, erstwhile OF the
Mint. and later OF the hop ale EN-.
porium on West First street. left
last Monday morning for Denver.
where he expects to locate,
X. A. Steen and family returned
home last Wednesday night from
Boulder. where they had been at
tending state conclave OF tho
Knights Templar Of Colorado.
J. w. Fisher was visiting relatives
in Stansbury. Mo-. when last heard
from, and he writes that he is look
ing SO well that he had hard work
to convince them that he WAS sick
man and taking brief vacation for
his health.
Mrs. A. w. English. Mrs. r. Phil
lips. Mrs. F. NJ. Stark and Mrs. ID.
Z. Lantz went to Fowler last We'd
nesday morning TO attend a meeting
of the Southern Colorado Baptist AS
sociation, which was In session in
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day of this week.
Ed Daimler, l.. F. Theits and +. A.
Brown left last Tuesday morning for
the Cedars by the auto route. where
they expect to be engaged for several
days in the pastime Of deer hunting.
We hope Brown will have better
luck hunting than he did fishing over
on the Gunnison.
J. Holland Starbuck. formerly city
editor Of the Daily Democrat, and
Miss Kathryn Riley. former limo
type operator on that paper. were
married AT the home OF the brides
parents In Denver last Sunday. Mr..
Starbuck Is at present engaged In
the newspaper business In Brush.
Colo.
II T. J. lyman, warden OF the state
penitentiary at Canon City. and J. II.
Maupin. a prominent lawyer OF the
same city. arrived In la Junta last
Wednesday night. On the following
morning. accompanied by James X.
Dye and J. c. Handy. they left for
the Cedars. by the auto route. to
slay q few "dears." while the season
10 on. The season In not long this
year-only ten days.
On Monday the La Junta Novelty
Company moved into It's new quarters
In the Commercial College building.
Besides everything In novelty and
racket goods Mr.. Patterson has added
q ladies' department In which is
shown collars. combs. handkerchiefs.
toilet articles and all Of the minor
trifles 80 necessary to the sdOrnment
Of female beauty-which unadorned Is
adorned most. ~ Bin. or smother
poet, says.
On his way back from the pcni,en-
tiary at Canon City last Wednesday.
Sheriff Potter stopped At Pueblo. and
from that point left over the Rock
Island for Chicago. He WAS accom-.
panied from Pueblo by Miss Grace
Barrett. \ young lady who was the
heroine Of \ sensational episode in
this community last winter aud who
has been an inmate Of woodcroft' 5
sanitarium for several months. Sheriff
Potter is taking the young lady back
to her parents In Chicago. who have
promised to take. care Of her In the
future.
A gang Of business men, which
filled two autos. visited the Fairvlew
school house In the Fsirmount country
last Tuesday night. Barker Thompson
made \ big spiel on the sllurcments.
cnticements. and other good things.
all entirely destitute of graft. that
were to be made features Of the