La Junta tribune., 1909-10-09
Some More Local Items

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A fine baby boy arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mullen
Thursday morning.
Mrs. ]. c. Handy is very i'll at her
home on Santa Fe avenue, and threat.
ened with an attack of typhoid fever.
Jim Bulger, who Is now firing on
the Denver & Rio Grande out Of
Grand Junction, was La Junta WIS.,
itor this week.
The hop ale emporium on First
street, in the Bradish building, was
closed this week-on account OF
lack of patronage 1t Is said.
Jim Handy. who has been In Den
yer for several days on automobile
business, will arrive home tonight,
having been summoned on account of
the serious illness of his mother.
Charles Gorsuch, an old.time ma.
chinist of La Junta, was in town last
Tuesday. accompanied by his bride.
They were on their way to Los An
geles and stopped over for a day.
Mrs. Fred Hansborough came down
from Denver Thursday to super
tend the packing OF the family house
hold goods for shipment to that city.
Mr.. Hansbrough has good position
in Denver.
Property owners In the Otero ad-
dition have petitioned the city coun-
ell for a sidewalk on the west side
of South San Juan avenue, which in
cludes the block in which G. A. Kill
cores residence is located.
All of the exhibits made by far
mers at the festival next week will
be sold at auction on the last day,
and II the farmers are willing the
proceeds of the sale will be donated
to the Mennonite Sanitarium.
Blankenship Bros. commenced the
work OF remodelling the court house
Thursday morning. their bid OF 81, 900
having been accepted by the county
commissioners. 1t will take about
sixty days to complete the Job.
The Pueblo Centennial and La
Junta High School foot ball teams
will meet ON the gridiron at Pastime
Park this afternoon to engage In a
superhuman contest for supremacy.
The game will be called at 3:lJ pm.
II. NJ. Cottrell and p. X. Blinn. OF
the Agricultural College at Fort Col
Inns. will attend the Farmers Fall
Festival In La Junta next week, and
deliver lectures at the La Junta The
ater that will be OF interest to all
farmers.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Black. of Lowell.
Ind. accompanied by their young son.
arrived In La Junta yesterday for
brief visit with Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID.
Steward. They are on their way
home from the Seattle exposition and
tour OF the Pacific Slope. Mrs Black
Is a sister OF Mr.. Steward.
Charles Other Metzlcr, a dentist OF
ordway. was examined In the county
court last Wednesday MS to his sani.
ty. and was ordered committed to
the insane asylum In Pueblo. Metz
Ter was formerly dean in dental
college. and his particular hallucina-
ton at this time is the ownership OF
automobiles, having ordered five at
one time.
All OF the schools OF La Junta will
be dismissed ON the first day OF the
Farmers Fall Festival and will par.
ticipato In the parade which will be
one OF the features OF the first day.
Many OF the schools IN the county
will also participate and substantial
prizes have been offered for tho
largest number In attendance from
any one school In the county.
DIR. and Mrs. J. s. Hasty, Of Lamar.
by their son and q. II.
Downer. arrived In La JuntA Thurs.
day afternoon by the automobile
route. and spent the day with tho
family OF the latter. Tho visitors
were on their way to Colorado
Springs. Mr.. Downcr. who has been
supervising the work Of u ditch ex.
cavstinx machine In Prowcrs county.
In which he Ii Interested. will remain
In Ia Junta and visit his family TOR
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ". Bisbcc return
cd home last Sunday morniag from
an extended tour Of the east. Mrs.
Bisbec has been visiting relatives In
New England during most OF the sum.
mcr. Mr. Bisbec going east 10 join