La Junta tribune., 1909-11-20
Local and Personal Items

Thursday morning from Kansas City,
where he had accompanied a ship
ment OF cattle.
]. E. Rice, OF the Rice Dry Goods
Company. left Thursday morning for
Pueblo on business, returning home
the day following.
c. e. Higgins went to Rocky Ford
on the noon train Thursday to at
tend the funeral Of Ed Rich which
took place there that afternoon.
. Edmond Gauger, the young son OF
= Dir. and Mrs. ]. A. Gauger, has been
very III during the past week, and
his condition yesterday was reported
to be serious.
Mrs. II. NJ. Strohm and Mrs. Eta
Wirth came down from Denver this
week for a months visit with Mrs.
H. w. Adsmond. Mrs. wirth is a
sister Of Mrs. Adsmond.
]. w. Shrigley. OF Wauneta. Neb.,
one OF the general agents Of the La
Junta Land Company. was La Junta
visitor several days this week with
a delegation OF landseekers.
F. A. Mays writes from Paris, ILL.,,
requesting that the address Of the
Tribune be changed to Newton. Kan,
where he has probably again entered
the employ Of the Santa Fe.
l.. E. Hill has just closed con-
tract with John Warner for the i'm
mediate erection OF a $1,000 barn on
his tract OF land in the Garden OF
Eden just acrogss King arroyo.
Congressman Martin was the guest
OF the directors OF the La Junta In
dustrial Association last Wednesday
noon on the occasion OF their week
ly dinner at the Sherman House.
Tonight will be the last appearance
of Huntress, the character imperson-
ator and drapery dancer. at the La
Junta Theater. This is one OF the
best vaudeville stunts ever seen here
The Tribune will be sent to all
-aew subscribers until January !. 1910.
&hr only fifteen cents. One month
Zee, or seven and one-half cents .
month. Now y the time to subscribe
John II. Gates, . former well-known
resident Of this city. but whose pres
ent place OF abode is Is Harmony
Place. Salt Lake City. Utah. Is re-
ported to be very Ill with typhoid
fever.
Two Thanksgiving turkeys will be
given away at the La Junta Theater
this afternoon. Some one will get q
turkey for ten cents and II might be
you. Children under eleven years OF
age. five cents.
Owing to the fact that there are
no applicants for the civil service
clerk-carrier examination, which was
announced to take place in La Junta
today. the time has been postponed
until December Ilth.
l.. Z. Hin has rented Mrs. w. w.
Hubbard's home on Santa Fe avenue.
next TO the Boys Club. Mr.. Hill Is
moving his household goods here
from Denver. and with his family
will be located In the new home
early next week
We are in receipt Of an Invitation
from the president and regents OF
the University OF Colorado to be
1amonE those present at the dedica-
ton OF the new law building. the gift
~ Senator Simon Guxgcnhclm. Wed.
ncsday afternoon. November 2tth. at
Boulder. Colo.
Prof. Thomas was down from La
Junta Monday. to look after his pu.
pills In this city aud to instruct tho
Schubert chorus. He also comes to
Las Animas Thursdays to give les.
sons and to drill the Presbyterian
church choir.-Bent County Democrat
Mrs. Custer. accompanied BY her
daughter. Miss Mae. arrived from Dan.
VILE. Ill.,. few days ago. Mrs. Gus
ter will prove W on her claim near
I3ox Springs and Miss Mae will visit
here and 1t Sugar City before they
return to Danville. City Gc-
settle.
Charles =. Hoax. Of Lamar. county
clerk and recorder Of Prowcrs county.
was . Ia Junta visitor last Saturday.
and . caller at tho office Of the great
family Journal. Mr.. Hoas was cir.
cuisting litsraturs for the auction
sale oe town lots In Wiley. which viii
- pulisA 81 In that burg today.