La Junta tribune., 1909-07-03

Collars and handkerchiefs At the
La Junta Novelty Company.
! G. A. Dahlgren was q Denver Wis
itor several days this week on bust
ness. returning home Thursday night
on No. 6.
W. N. Wiley. manager Of the Holly
and Swink sugar factories. vas In
the city Thursday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles c. Schafer
left yesterday for Denver to spend
the Fourth OF July and enjoy a few
days yisi, in the capital city.
Thomas King has resigned his po-
sition =, Sunrise, wyo.. where he
has been located for several years.
and returned to La Junta this week
Besides the regular trains to Man.
zanola next Monday there will be
special train which will leave La Jun
Ia about 10 O'Clock In the morning.
The train service will be excellent,
both ways. to spend all day or .
part OF the day In Manzanola. The
fare for the round tip will lie so
cents.
Every patriotic man. woman or
child In La Junta Is expected to go
to Manzanola on the fifth OF July to
celebrate our national birthday. The
Manzanola people are sparing no
pains to make the affair success.
and they promise us all q good time
Better take a day off. and enjoy a
rest
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Fields, OF ST.
Joseph. Mo. accompanied by their
son. VIII. and daughter. Imogene.
have been La Junta visitors this
week. the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. J.
v. Fisher They are on their way
home from an extended tour OF the
Pacific coast. Mrs. Fields Is a cousin
OF Mr. Fisher.
b. F. Davis. an old-time La Junta
carpenter. and populist orator. but
now li.ing In Albuquerque. n. NJ.
was shaking hands with old friends
here this week. He says the Belen
cutoff has not hurt his town to any
extent. and that there Is lots OF
building going on in his city now. in
Guiding business blocks and many
residences.
Everybody is going TO Manzanola
next Monday to celebrate. The La
Junta delegation will be accompan-
led by the brass band and the ase
tall club. and everybody will be ex-
pected to wear a badge and let Man
yanola and the world In general
know that La Junta is on the map
Take a day off and be a booster Tor
.our home town jus, once.
Wednesday night four strangers
registered at the sherman House In
this manner: 'Ames. Hampton.
Trouiman and Bigelow Wichita. Kan.
ta a marmon to Colorado Springs and
return In four days. They spent the
night here and left Al &:30 a. m. for
the west. They stated that they
had run from Wichita to Garden City.
/ distance OF 320 miles. in nine hours
and forty-three minutes.
The June issue OF the American
Musician has an eighth page half
tone OF the orchestra that made La
Junta famous. The picture WAS taken
while they were seated In front OF
the pipe organ at the Presbyterian
church Mention Is made OF their
series OF popular Sunday afternoon
conc. rts and the program for the
last concert Is printed In full. Verify
our fame doth spread abroad.
The small boy Is enjoying the nu-
merous swimming holes In the creeks
around town. Oh. for these halcyon
days OF old when We stole off to the
old swimming hole and dove from
the spring board or dove for gravel.
Those were the brightest days Of our
lives. but we didn't know II. We
hope La Junta Will soon have = big
swimming pool where all can enjoy
the pleasure OF q dip In the FAter.
We are under great obligations to
c. l.. Seeley fcr valuable assistance
rendered this week In chasing the
elusive news Item. We nae been
short Of printers. aad ;he old man
had to get down to Urst principles
} and do inside work. In a. emergency
there's nothing like being IN ali
around spseuort. Most anybody car
be ~ editor. No reflection. Of course,
On Mr.. Seeley. He's 81 risht on ths
news stunt.