La Junta tribune., 1909-06-12

the plat of the city OF La JuntA made
In 1898. Mrs. Salter was the partic-
ular star OF the Presbyterian church
choir. and always took part In the
home talent theatricals OF those days.
AT the time of his death MIR. Satler
was one of the best known men in
Pueblo.
Phil Knowlton, the genial repre-
sentative, OF the Carter, Rice and
Carpenter Paper Company. of Den
yer, was La Junta visitor Wednes-
day, and called upon the local news
paper fraternity Mr.. knowlton has
just returned from trip to the
coast, and has been travelling along
the great White Way in Los Angeles
and San Francisco. When he left
Denver on the outbound trip he
found he could buy ticket to the
coast and return as cheap as he
could to Albuquerque. the western
terminus OF his territory. In cOnse-
quence he was not very long In de-
Gliding to make his initial trip to
the land OF the setting sun, just
for an experience. and says 1t was
worth the money.
SO far as one can Judge at this
season Of the year. says recent
bulletin issued from the State Agri-
cultural College. the prospects for a
large fruit crop throughout the state
were never better. True. some dam
age was done by frosts early in May,
but as a whole, the various local.
ties In the state. with but very few
exceptions. have come through the
critical period with flying colors.
Taking the state as whole, there
Is promise of at least 15 per cent OF
full crop OF peaches. and at least
90 per cent crop OF apples. II these
promises are fulfilled. II will mean
the largest fruit crop by far that
the state has, yet produced, and
one which will tax the growers. as
well as the railroads, to the utmost
To take care OF.
The contract for the construction
OF the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe
from Clovis, N. NJ, to Coleman. Tex
~, a distance OF l7s miles. has beer
awarded to the Sharp Contracting
Company. of Kansas City. Mo. The
new line will cost more than a mil
lion and half dollars, and will give
the Santa Fe a direct line. over the
Belen cutoff. from Galveston, Tex
as. to Los Angeles. The line will
be much shorter than that OF th'
Southern Pacific. which PRACTICAL,
has all Of the trade down that wa,
At present. The local knockers. how
ever. need not get the idea in theil
heads that this new line will hur'
La Junta. All Of the traffic Of ths
earth never has and never will b.
routed via La Junta. although some
Of the hammer artists try to mak'
US believe sometimes that unless Il
Is this old town will 60 to the bad
entirely.
One OF our local base ball "spe
norts." who went to Trinidad las
Sunday to attend the massacre o.
the La Junta team. unfolded . har
rowing tale on the morning after thu
night before. He was the victim o.
. strange and unusual experienc,
after his return home. Trinidad wai
probably not ~ dry a. La Junta las
Sunday. or any Sunday for that mat
ter. and II b even possible that thi'
fact may not have had anything u
do With the strange experience. An!
way. the young man got home II
fairly good shape. and also at . sea
sonable hour. He has always beef
In the habit Of taking bis weekl,
bath On Sunday eveninE-afte
church. and ON this particular occa
sioa did not forget TO remember. o.
bis return home he found bis batl
prepared and ready. - usual. III
undressed. and crawled in-the bath
tub. He experienced svch . pleas
urable and soothing ssesation tha
he called TO his room mate. Com,
On In: the waters fine" That wai
the last heard from hin for ssvers
hours. Along about : 8. =. there va
. comnotion In the bath room. ans
The young mans room mate went Il
invsstigats. Ne found the base bal
spssort trying 70 crawl ost Of ths
hath tub. the water in which was q
cold - Ice. AID between cAattsrinl
teeth propounding the Qusey."Wher,