La Junta tribune., 1911-12-16
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this week from Monday until We'd
nesday
Mrs. w. o. Skinner left last Sun.
day evening at o'clock for her
home In Pueblo
Mrs. +. \. Phares and children will
leave tomorrow for Rosendale, Mo-,
to spend the holidays with the par
ents OF Mrs. Phares.
G. A. Roe. district deputy OF the
Modern Woodmen OF America. as.
sisted In the initiation of a class
OF fifteen into that order last night
at Swink
p. W. kirwan Is at home again on
his property on San Juan avenue,
having re-purchased II from McCauI-
ey Mahonoy. to whom he sold it
several months ago.
Senator j. IL. Crowley. OF Rocky
Ford. was elected president OF the
Colorado State Horticultural Soci.
ETY.. at the annual meeting held In
Canon City one day this week
! Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Pratt have re-
Gently removed from their late place
OF residence on San Juan avenue and
have gone TO housekeeping In the
300 block on Cimarron avenue
The next W. c. T. u. meeting will
be held at the home OF Mrs. Samuel
Brown. sos Carson avenue. Tuesday
afternoon. December 18th. at a:3O
O'Clock. Everybody welcome.
Mrs. Mary Il. White, OF Colorado
Springs. was among those who renew
ed old time acquaintanc.ships and
celebrated with old time members
on the occasion of the twentieth an.
nivorsary OF the Woman's Club
Yesterday afternoon occurred the
first prominent local debate OF the
high school debating society. Ter
ence Allsworth. Guy Price and Almon
Heath upheld the affirmative. and
Emerson Allsworth. Alice Ryder and
Maurice stubbs. the negative.
Mrs. G. H. winchell expects her
son. william Winchell. to be- At home
from Colorado College for the holI.
days. He b expected tn arrive
next Tuesday and will be accompan.
led by his friend and the friend of
his mother. Miss Virginia Gasson.
Miss Winfred McAliister. of Sugar
City. has been chosen by the board
OF education to preside over the do
nestle science department OF our
schools: but her acceptance depends
upon her release from the positions
she has been holding In Sugar City.
Mrs. Ed Pearce left last Sunday for
Clovis. n. NJ. where she will make
an extended visit with her sister.
Mrs. p. A. LaShicr MIR. Pearce nc.
companied her AZ far as Trinidad. re.
turning home Monday TO establish
bachelor quarters for an Indefinite
period.
l.. r. Spiccr In the new proprie.
tor of the Little Gem Restaurant. sue.
ceedinx Mcmillan 4 Berry and taking
possession last Monday. Mr. Splcer
has been an cmpioyc Of the Elite
Restaurant for many years and has
had much experience In catering to
the public. He IL n deserving and
cess by deserving IT,
In our writc.up last week Of la
Junta's first Wholesale house We un.
intentionally omitted the name Of
one of the partners OF the Hollins
Fruit Company-woodso Jones. The
three members of the firm are J. N.
Hollins. X. N. Alexander and Wood.
son Jones We are pleased to note
the fact that the volume Of business
handled by this firm Is increasing.
l.. u. Irwin will have \ public sale
Of live stock and farming implements
on his farm one mile west OF Che.
raw and nine miles north Of La Junta,
on Thursday. December ?ist. com.
mencing at l O'Clock In the after.
noon. Fred l.. Pcrduc will be the
auctionecr. and l.. n. Strickler will
officiate M clerk. Mr. Irwin recent.
ly traded his fnrm for the residence
property OF william Fiscus. In this
city. and will move 10 La Junta after
the first of the year.
Clarence I. Boomer. printer. carpen.
ter. ex-soldier. and all.around handy
man. formerly well known In these
parts. but during the past three years
resident Of Wichita. Kan. writes
that ne 10 on another ramble. and
that hi@ present address 10 Dallas.
Texas. Clarence 10 rather widely trav.