La Junta tribune., 1909-02-13
soms NONE LOCAL ,rsms.
rr. Todd is quite III at his room,
on Colorado avenue.

I The district court VIII convene IN
adjourned session next Monday morn
/ ing.
\ A mile race will be one OF the
\ interesting features at the skating
I rink tonight.
! ]. B. Sherman. OF La Junia. was
here Saturday TO see about leasing
the Union Hotel.-Lamar Register.
The La Junta Whist Club met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. r.
Kendall Thursday evening. and very
enjoyable session is reported
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Layerents. who
have been visiting Mrs. Layerents'
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. Davis,
left for their Cheyenne. wyo.. home
yesterday.
Rev. DIT. John VI. Moore, OF Bos-
ton. one of the national secretaries
Of the Baptist denomination. will be
the guest of Mr, and Mrs. r. Phil.
lips over Sunday and will speak at
the Baptist church.
His majesty, the stork, visited
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Car
Isle Thursday afternoon. and left
a fine baby boy. who tipped the beam
at ten and one-haif pounds. Grand
pa Carlisle is as much elated over
the great event as the young sire
himself
H. Savage, J. d. craighead and
R. ". Norton. directors Of the otero
Irrigation District. and c. A. XII
gore. attorney. lef, last Wednesday
morning for Denver. where they ex-
pect to meet bidders and let the
contract for the completion of the
dam at the Clear Creek reservoir.
Engineer VIM. Fenton. of switch
engine zoos. is planning u trip to
Chicago TO spend two weeks attendin
the annual convention and revival OF
the Salvation Army. Mr. Fenton Is
well known in Army circles in the
west and is considered an excel
lent worker--Daily Democrat
/ Harding is looking for the .uan
who poked two by four scantling
through one OF the front show win.
dows of his store last "Wednesday.
and has Offered reward OF $25 Cor
his arrest. dead or alive. We no.
ticed the mayor of Newdale In town
k,h los. nd hftt,
since No charge for this informa-
ton.
Engineer Seth Kirkpatrick had a
hard fall at the skating rink last
Wednesday night. caused by one Of
his skates coming off. and fractured
| the lower part OF the small bone OF
his left leg, near the ankle joint.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick was taken TO the
City Hospital. and 1t will be some
time before he is able to be about
again.
/ Mr.. Gil Downer and family are
1 down from La Junta this week for
short visit with Al Downer. his
/ brother Mr.. Downer is the county
| treasurer of Otero county.-Lamar
Register. The Lamar people. eyident-
ly. have not as yet heard that We
had an election in Otero county last
November participated in mostly by
democrats.
A deathlike stiffness pervaded the
business atmosphere yesterday. due
principally to the most general OBJ
servance of Lincoln's birthday ami
versary. All of the holiday pluto
crats-the bankers. the county Of
ficers. the postoffice employs and
the BARRIERS closed up shop and re-
| tired altogether from the turmoil Of
everyday life Most OF the rest OF
US might as well have been closed.
| There will probably be very in
teresting session OF the city council
next Monday evening. Some OF the
bucxing aldermen say that IL City At
t0rney Miller will give written opin.
ion tnat the award OF the sewer con-
tract to Jerry keleher is no, legal,
they will come across and play ball
The Irish statesman. however, stili
persists that the mayor has ribbed
up Law suit for the city. and il II
quite probable that he will have TO
be Missourified.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bartleson left
last Wednesday morning for lnsIe-
wood. Colo. suburb OF Denver. to
reside permanently. Mr. Bartlesoal
| has been in the employ OF the Il