La Junta tribune., 1912-01-13
REMINISCENT
0)nPILlD fRo1 TRIBUNE
FILES Of
TWENTY YEARS AGO

l. ID. Hale was appointed general
road overseer for the county.
Born. to Mr. and Mrs J. A. Bur
well. Saturday. January ., 1892. a
daughter.
Pueblo was to have beet sugar
factory right away-but that was
twenty years ago.
Fifty families from the northern
part OF the state were about to set
tie In the vicinity of Ordway.
The county commissioners approved
the appointment OF Thomas r. Hoff-
mire as deputy district attorney.
The school board promoted w. II.
kollock to the superintendency OF
the city schools and Prof Daniels to
the prlncipalship.
The city council passed the cleo
tric light franchise and La Junta ex-
pected TO have incandescents in
stalled inside OF ninety days.
The appointment Of G. NJ. Damcron
AZ deputy county clerk and also coun-
ty attorney WAS approved by the
board Of county commissioners. si,.-..-
Frank Nixon was appointed city
marshal temporarily by Mayor Eng
lish to hold the job down until the
regular appointment was made.
The new Baptist church was to be
dedicated January %. 1892. Dr. II.
c. Woods. OF Lincoln. Ncb.. was
scheduled to preach the dedication
sermon.
Orren Gemmil rendered his rcsir.
nation as city marshal. having been
appointed undcrsheriff by Sheriff Pot
ter. W. J. Lewis was named as his
successor
c. G. Washburn took his seat upon
the board Of county commissioners as
/ the only republican member. The
democratic members were X. A. Ste Z
and J. c. Vroman.
Geo. Morris was filling his Ice
house with ten inch Ice taken from
his lake. We must have had some
winter twenty years ago. too. II ten
/ inch Ice is 4 criterion.
a. C. Draper 4 Co. added the fin
est French plate glass mirror to their
store ever brought to town. Drap-
ar has been adding up TO date furni'
ture to his store every year since.
The county tax for the year 1891
was S27 1912. and the general school
tax St.939Gi: La Junta tax. sl.7s7..
35; Rocky Ford tax. 3i.I55.5s. Total
tax for county. 3st t.o53.20. Assessed
valuation. 4?.t5t.?s3.
Tho county treasurer caused the
usual amount Of Erumbiing. profanity
and general iil.feeling among the
Inhabitants OF Otero county by send.
Ing out tho annual announcement Of
taxes due. This II where history is
. repeater every year.
r ". Dickey Was elected prcsi.
dent Of the First National Bank At
the annual meeting. and n. C. Ste.
phens vice president The directors
WEE II. ". Fosdick. X. W. Patter.
son. b. r. HAskins. James McNeen.
r ". Dtckey. T. r. Doty. X. Phil.
lips. ". c. Stephens and A. Aibcra.
Twenty years ago tbs. Otero Build
Ing and Loan Association was Advcr.
tising and requesting people TO sub
scribe for stock In that Institution.
Il pays 10 advertise all right These
days tho Otcro has more applications
for stock than II cares tn handle,
when an advertiser delivers the
goods he usually has all the business
he can take care Of.
The Tribune was dsvotins consid.
cradle SPACE 70 advertising "Beauti-
ful Oklahoma" the two great In.
vasions of which occurred on April
-. 1859. and September %. 1891. OK.
iaAoma has bsen going some during
The past twsnty yeafs. Isn't II
about time eor . great Invasion Of
Ce,osa1o ~ ho0ssssksrsf We are
q ~ eve e ths great day.