La Junta tribune., 1909-09-25
News Notes From Swink


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/ ]. c. Reynolds is building two.
room addition TO his residence.
Miss Louise Phillips was off duty
last Tuesday because Of Illness.
/ WIN. Kintner and J, V, Yoeman
we're Pueblo visitors on Wednesday
Rev smothers has again been as
signed to the Methodist church al
this point.
Mrs Mcbride, of La Junta. is viz
itiug at the home OF Mr. John Bren.
men this week.
Mr. Gustafson and family, of Rock
Ford. have returned to swink. which
was their former home.
( Sam Rcbergcr has purchased the
residence. owned by II. a. Mccall ON
Holly avenue. and win occupy il n
the near future.
! William TarboS. general manage
OF the sugar factory. returned Sunday
evening from three weeks visit %
his old home In Maine.
J. c. Crossen Is again In Swiuk.
and is at present employed In thg
Kintner. Potter store. lie has be- q
back to the old home in Beale. KaH.
Charles A. Gamble. chemist OF the
Holly Sugar Company. received pain
I fdl cut on the hand. while explainiEg
Z the method OF testing the beets Do
tor Savage is attending him.
W. Z. Thatcher. OF south OF town.
was here the first OF the week Mr
\ Thatcher has Just received returns
from three days shipments OF can
taloupes made in August. which netted
him sl.10 per crate He has shipped
over 200 crates off his five acres.
Swink is gradually and rapidly tax
ing on new life. All the houses IN
occupied In about two weeks tn
beets will begin coming in. and two
weeks later, or about the 18th of
/ October. the mill will start up full
blast. The campaign this year will
last about four and half months
Last year 1t lasted ten weeks
County Superintendent 5. $ Phil.
lips visited the Swink schools Tue
day lie was very much pleased
with the way In which the school
starts off and spoke complimentary
Of the work being done by the priu.
pal and his assistants The school
enrolment is ll4. Miss Ethel Lash
Ter has charge Of the first aud sey-
ond grades. and Miss Hazel Lee Is
substituting as teacher Of the third.
fourth and fifth grades In place ,!
Miss Stubbs. OF La Junta. who is
sick C F. Burke is principal and is
ably assisted by Miss Ella Russell
\. NJ. o'Brien. Santa Fe aeui at
this point. slipped away into the dark
ness last Friday night telling no one
where he was going or what b. IN
A'hlfA 10 hbs NJ but WAS AAf N.HeEs
either. until he came home again on
Monday night. accompanied by lis
wife The bride formerly resided in
Cripple Greek, and at that place he
wedding took place. Agent OHHcn
Is handing out cigars with each t1k-
ct sold Charles Bursell. formerly Of
the Santa Re depot at this place.
but now OF Pueblo. performed Mr
o'Brien's duties at the local Office
during his trip TO the matrimonial
altar.
a Rocky Fordite was In town Tues.
day, and while here took on super
nuous consignment OF tarantula le-
cocilon. lie was later yanked up be-
fore the police magistrate. who on.
sideratcly imposed fine OF five nd
costs. Putting up his watch as e
curity. the joyous and undaunted d n
izsn of the sugar metropolis on ne
west proceeded TO take on an add.
tional consignment OF bug Juice. nd
when quite unable TO navigate flr-
ther. meekly crawled Into the taa n
hoosc-gow and was resting swceily N
the. rrms OF Morpheus when dis =
cred by the town marshal and On a
out OF town.