La Junta tribune., 1909-02-27


For Rent-Three furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Inquire At
Prinster's meat market.
One Of the famous Whit
comb excursion trains passed through
La Junta Thursday evening.
For aie-Thoroughbred Brown
Leghorn eggs: sl.O0 per setting. In
quire of Herbert Crozier. s22 Cimar-
ron avenue.
For Saie--A very nice. high grade
piano. or will rent at low price 10
family who will take good care Of II.
Apply at First National Bank.
william Mckinley, Of Iowa. has
Just acquired forty acres east Of
town, and has made arrangements
to have the entire tract plowed at
once.
The local lodge OF Elks has DO
cidcd to give a monthly dance for
members only. the first OF the ser
les to take place the latter part of
March.
j. ii. Lee, recent arrival from
Kentucky. has commenced the erec-
tion OF a residence and other build
ings on his twenty acre tract elt>
OF town.
The fifth Sunday afternoon con
cert will take place at the Presby-
terian church tomorrow afternoon at
3 O'Clock. Every one invited Chill
dren not admitted unless accompan-
led by parents.
George w Finnup. prominent
citizen OF Garden City. was La Jun
ia visitor this week, the guest OF r.
G. Inge Mr.. Finnup owns 400 acres
OF land on Horse Creek and was
here looking after his property in
terests. He returned home yester-
day.
Al the Methodist parsonage Thurs
day evening. Mir. A. F. Dobbins and
Miss Mildred Thorsgard were united
In marriage. The young couple are
from near Rocky Ford and will make
their home about six miles west OF
La Junta. Their friends at both La
Junta and Rocky Ford extend greet
Ing
Frank Tafoiia. one OF the pioneer
Mexican residents of the Arkansas
Valley, and an associate of Kit Car
son in the early days. died at lfis
home in Higbee last Monday morn
ing. He was well known among the
old.timers OF La Junta. and was near
ly 100 years OF age AT the time OF
his death
Jacob Schiffner. of Triplett, Mo.
arrived In town the first of the week.
accompanied by his family. and has
leased residence property in The
Otero addition. Mr.. Schiffner has
acquired forty acres under the Otero
extension east of town, and as soon
as he can make the necessary i'm
provements, viii make his home
there.
DIR. McIvor- TyhdaIl. who makes a
specially OF finding needles in a hay
stack or nails anywhere you may
put them. is just like common folks
after all He lost his gloves last
Saturday, and spent the entire morn
Ing making inquiries OF people. who
have no special insight in myster-
les. as to where he had left them
Lamar Sparks.
Misses Olive Schofield and Anna
and Florence Halberg. formerly Of
this place. but now of La Junta, are
at present enjoying an extended Wis.
1t In San Diego. California. They re-
port that they like 1t immensely out
there, especially the change from the
winter weather here to the beauti-
full early summer climate they enjoy
there at this time of the year
Fowler Tribune.
mas last Monday 10 celebrate Wash
ington's birthday with friends. Miss
Cain started to come home on No.
Z at o'clock the next morning. bat
wreck at Riyerdale. The train was
backed up TO Las Animas, and Miss
Cain spent another most enjoyable
day in our neighboring village view
ing the sights from car window.
arriving home via the Arkansas Val
ley road at o'clock in the even
ing.
An alarm OF fire last Monday morn
ing caused hurry-up response from