La Junta tribune., 1912-05-04
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>. y. OrIOuSkey recently moved mis-
family from Home Place to 3O5 San
Juan avenue.
Arthur Wells spent the latter part
OF last week and the early portion OF
this In Pueblo with relatives.
Frank Audette. OF Ann Arbor.
Mich, spent Tuesday In La Junta
and was the guest OF his friend Miss
Genevieve Conlin.
Gordon Fitzhugh arrived last Sat.
urday from Gridiey. Calf. and is the
guest OF his aunt. Mrs. d. X. Battey.
Coz Belleview avenue.
Paul Prinster and wife. the newly.
weds. visited Swink last evening and
were given 4 serenade by the tin-can
band.-Swink Advocate.
Miss Garnet Ritter came wednes-
day from Pueblo. on No. COS, and is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Rit-
ter at 51s Cimarron avenue.
Mrs. Josephine Walker recently un-
derwent an operation at the City
Hospital. She was removed to her
home last Friday and Is getting
strong.
Mrs. George McCauley returned
home Sunday night from Denver.
where she has been the guest OF her
daughter. Mrs. Frank Christie. for
several weeks.
La Junta Ii feeling pretty big over
the fact that they have two city mar
shals. by and by the court will tell
them how to pay for their big feel
ing.-Rocky Ford Gazette.
Bert Beymer. OF Rocky Ford. is
now located at Huntley. Mont. where
he has accepted position as Irri-
CATION and drainage engineer with
the United States reclamation ser
vice.
Gus Dahlxren has his crew Of paint
'ers at work on the interior OF the
Club House. After he gets through
there he will commence on his big
Job. on the factory building g.-Swink
Advocate.
Mrs. H. Savage and her sister. Miss
Martha Savage. left on the morning
OF May LIST on No. for Barron.
Wis, and will spend three weeks In
that place. the guests OF Mrs Saw
ages son. Rev. II. II. Savage.
Miss Charlotte Howe was In Colo
RADIO Springs with her home people
from Friday afternoon until Monday.
She says II Is s,ill showing up in
the mountains and that Pixies Peak
but seldom energies from the clouds
Henry Lague has resigned his po-
sition with the Minnequa Lumber
Company In Denver. and Is now locat
ed In Lamar. where he has accepted
n position with the Lamar Mill and
Elevator Company as travelling sales
man.
Oakley l. McCaulcy have made ar
rangcments to move their billiard
and pool room Into tho store room
formerly occupied by J. II. Mcdonald.
the clothicr. The change In loca'
ton will take place about May 10Th.
and is made owing TO their growing
business demanding more commo-
dtous quarters.
II IL reported that parties from
Kansas City recently made a can
vass Of this section offering farmers
$3.50 per ton for alfalfa In the win
row for the coming season. From this
Il looks as though the supply WAS
going TO bs far short of the demand.
Twenty years ago alfalfa went bcg.
ginx at - per ton.
A spelling and oratoricsl contest
will take place In the auditorium Of
tho La Junta High School on the ev-
ening Of May nth ~ 8 O'Clock. High
schools Of Lamar. Rocky Ford. Las
Anima,. Pueblo. walscnburg. Trini.
dad. Ration and Ia JuntS Will BE- rep
resented In these contests. The ad'
minsion w." b. ?5 cents.
Carolyn and Amanda Ellis ravc n
pretty party Wednesday afternoon NJ
their mothers home on San Juan ~.
snue, In honor Of Amanda's sig.
tecnth birthday. sixteen of their
Girl friends were entertained st
Nlnch and other gamcs from $50 10
e.3o O'Clock. and nice refrcshment
was served ~ . hitting finale.
Clarence r. Carlisle. who II ?. A.
Mcl<inney's right hand man. came In
yesterday from Delta To work on the
NV district directory. Nr. Carlisle
u q native son Of the Arkansas Val
ley. Ia Junta being bis blrthplacs and
he attil claims that a. bic residence.