La Junta tribune., 1909-10-30


earth's interior. North La Junta may
expect = great increase In population
In the near future providing the news
Of the gold strike gets into the met
ropolitan newspapers. Keep II quiet
until something definite is ascer.
tanned.
w. H. McCaskill, OF Manzanola. was
4 county seat visitor last Wednesday.
They say that our Otero county legis.
lator has switched and now promises
to be good in the event Of the call.
Ing OF an extra session Of the legis-
lature. Last spring he was doubtful
about the passage OF any Of the par
amounts" and was therefore opposed
to an extra session.
=
An intoxicated man boarded train.
When the conductor, who weighed
nearly three hundred pounds, called
for his ticket he was too drowsy to
hunt for It. The stout conductor be-
came impatient. and after attending
to the rest OF the passengers tickets.
returned to the intoxicated man, and.
with much authority. demanded:
Now you'll have to do one Of
three things: show your ticket. pay
your fare. or get off,
BY this time the man was able
to find his ticket and was more dis
posed to talk, so. ~ the stout con-
ductor was leaving him. he called
after him: .t.....
Say. see here, you'll have to do
one OF three thinEs. too
what are those!" asked the
amused conductor.
walk more, eat less or bust. was
the reply. which started . laugh all
around.
A race against death from Las
Vegas to New York was begun At
1850 O'Clock Wednesday night. when
Robert Colvin. scion Of . wealthy
New York family and himself 4 mem.
ber OF the reportorial staff Of the
New York American, W. X. Hearst's
great newspaper. boarded the east
bound limited. Accompanying the
dying man on his last earthly journey
was Harry Colvin. q brother who has
been constantly at the sick mans
bedside at Las Vegas Hospital for q
week past, and his sister. A trained
nurse was also member Of the party
which occupied a stateroom in the
observation car attached to No. 4.
which passed through La Junta Thurs
day morning. The mother Of the
young man. In her anxiety to see
her boy before he dies and clasp him
to her bosom. arranged to meet the
brother and sister in Chicago.
| Local Elks are having = lot OF
fun with q member Of their lodge. q
Fifteenth street jeweler. says the
Denver Post. The other day his
wife was In the jewelry store when
the phone rang She answered It.
Il want to speak to Mr.. Ii"
said q woman's voice.
who Is this?" demanded the Jew
eler's wife.
elizabeth"
well. Elizabeth. this is his wife.
Now. madam, what do you want?"
Il want to speak to Mr.. H"
You'll talk to me-"
Please let me speak to Mr.. H"
| The jewelers. wife grew angry.
Look here. young lady" she said.
who are you that calls my husband
and insists on talking to him."
I'm the telephone operator at Eliz.
abeth." came the reply.
And now the Elkx take turns call.
Ing the jeweler up and telling him
It's Elizabeth.
| Christmas goods are already com.
mencinE to arrive In La Junta and
very soon the hum Of the holiday
trade will be- In evidence. One day
this week one Of our local jewelry
firms received an elegant line Of sill
yer mounted toilet articles. consist.
Ing OF mirrors. hair brushes. etc. The
bachelor member Of the firm was
such q great Admircr Of one Of the
sets that he took Il home with him.
The design was particularly nifty.
one peculiarly being that the backs
Of the hairbrush and the mirror were
20 much alike that you could not
distinguish one from the other while
lying In the case. When he arose