La Junta tribune., 1909-11-13
Local and Personal Items

Rived home the first Of the week
from . months visit with relatives
in Brookfield. NO., and Battle Greek.
Mich
The Sunshine Society viii have .
sale Of fancy articles at Harmony
Hall. Tuesday afternoon and evening.
November 18Th. commencing at 3
O'Clock.
Miss Jessie Sullivan. OF Munroe.
WIS. who has been the guest OF her
cousin. X. G. Dalton. and wife. dur.
Ing the past three weeks. returned
home yesterday afternoon.
Mrs Fred Noble and children left
last Saturday for Grand Junction.
Colo. to Join Mr.. Noble. who is now
located there ~ city ticket and pas
sepger agent for the Denver and Rio
0rande.
Harry Weller writes that he is
moving back to the ranch, and wants
his Tribune changed to Arlington.
Colo. from Rocky Ford. In which
latter place he has been living for
several months.
George G. Anderson. OF Denver, the
eminent engineer who has been en-
gagged to take charge Of the work
Of making the contemplated improve.
mentx on the Otero canal. was 4 guest
Of the Sherman House last wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Simons were
up from Las Animas last Monday and
in the evening were among the no
tables in the audience NJ the La Junta
Theater on the occasion OF the pres
entation OF the Gentleman from Mis-.
sissippi''
Henry Starr. a former bandit. who
has been In the county jail In Pueblo
for safe keeping will be taken to-
Lamar next Monday to be tried on
charge Of looting bank al Amity.
,ososE tWc oeSs eNoai h"o 'H
gagged attorneys and is confident he
will be able to prove his innocence.
John LaMotte. formerly the main
squeeze OF the La Jun,a Canning
Company. but who has been engaged
in the same line at Pueblo during the
past two years. has been In town all
week He is now engaged In rus.
tling Insurance for the State Life In.
surance Company. OF indianapolis. Ind.
The new Santa Fe office building
at Topeka. which viii be built with
a wall capable OF holding twelve
stories. will be erected as soon as
possible at an estimated cos, OF
3225 900. II Ia thought, however. that
the cost will be much more than
that before all the plans are carried
out.
ID. x. MeCune, who is now In
charge OF the Santa re electric pow.
er plant at Ration. was In La Jun,a
last Saturday visiting his family. re-
turning Sunday morning. Dave says
tina, Ration and La Jun,a are AS much
has numerous saloons, which is some
different
suffer II we should happen to be Wis.
ited by very long cold spell II Is
almost impossible TO secure cars for
coal shipments. and very long per
iod OF cold weather would result Ia
u coal famine II you are not pro-
vidcd you had better take the hunch
and stock up.
Al the present time business on
tho Santa fe is In very flourish.
INK condition. almost equal TO the
period previous TO the slump In Oc.
tobcr. 1907. Unless the Santa Fe
can secure more engines and cars II
Is prophesied that there will be anoth
r blockade like that OF the summer
OF 1907. Cheer up: the worst Is
abou, to hAppcn-s supcrxbundancc
OF good times and more business.
Mrs. p. ". kirwAn. who has been
very III and not expected to live for
several days. WAS reported to be
greatly Improved yesterday. Her
sons. John and Tom Kirwan. Of Cal.
Eary. Canada. and her daughters, Mrs
II. w. weatherby. Of Rosthesn. Cau.
ada. and Mrs. Mary keeney. Of Cio.
Wis. n. ~. have been N L. Junta for
several days. being summoned on &C.
count Of the serious iliness Of their
mother.
AZ Psstime Park this afternoon