La Junta tribune., 1913-05-10
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1918.
REMINISCENT
(onPilD FR0f TRIBUNE
FILLS Of
TWENTY YEARS AGO

organized in Rocky Ford-the first
one In the Valley.
1T takes SO cents to get into the
Worlds Fair, and s36 to get out
I II you see all that's worth seeing. ."
so said the Tribune twenty years
ago.
G. W Bruner moved to La Junta
from Baca county. built a nice resi-
dence In Home Place and purchased
the Headlight rcstaurant-all in one
week
The city council created the Of
b fic. OF water commissioner at sal
( AIRY of $50 per month. 4. X. Bar
tnolomew was appointed to iii the
position.
The Denver police had once more
discovered the man who held up ID.
H. MoffaN four years previously and
secured ?2.oco They expected TO
cop the 5, 500 reward offered.
/ Marshals Lewis and Nixon were
.
cattle out Of the park and school
yard lawns. Cattle. like people. had
a tendency to drift eitywards those
days.
II was announced that Alderman
Bla,tenburg had resigned. and tina,
/ the mayor and recorder were about
\ IN Toll aetNg ~ h.T 10
any prospect of history being re-
peatcr In this regard?
Good, eleven hundred pound hay
/ fed steers are worth In our local
butcher market s3.s0 per hundred.
said the Tribune twenty years ago.
Today they are worth $3.50. and tha,
high living"
\ number Of people left Lamar.
bag and baggage. the entire lack OF
water for irrigaiing purposes having
brought all improvements 10 a stand
still II was thought. however. that
the superlatively dry spell then ex.
istent. would be a blessing in disguise
as II would direct attention to i'm
proving III. irrigation supply. Evi
IDENTIFY. that's just wnat happened.
A Rocky Ford editor advised the
people OF his burg TO celebrate the
Fourth IN La Junis. thusly: while
at La Junta the barrenncxs Of yer.
durc makes the earth. the houses. and
the very sun stare. and stare and
stare at you. and the thirsty ground
makes your throat dry from very
sympathy Yet La Junta II a good
town and som. day will make a fine
suburb OF Rocky Ford. II takes
time 10 grow trees. and La Jun'a has
n good park which could be- utilix-
ed for a celebration. and In view OF
the many courtesics which our good
neirhbor. La Junta, has extended to
us In the past. W" take pleasure In
saying that Rocky Ford will celebrate
nc La Juntn.' How sympathetic !
How checrfully hopeful as to La Jun.
tx's future' How does Rocky Ford
compare with In Junia's desert waste
today what?
The La Junia Electric Light Plant
Was blown TO atoms. Charles shep.
pcrt. the fireman. being instantly
killed. and Lester Ednsonds. . boy.
slightly injured. being knocked fiat
by = flying brick There were sever
Al other narrow escapes. but only
two were injured. The plant was 10
Gated bstween the Ia Junta -four mill
and Kraas's planning mill. The body
of the firsmAs was found 100 feet
north oe tho spot where he had been
standing shovciing coal into the
furnace. With tho shovel by his side
Il vas several minutes after the ~.
cSdent before he was found. Just ~
he gasped Z f.w times and breathed
his last Every stitch of clothing
had bscn blown from his body. which
vss - black ~ the coal he hah
eeen sAovelins. TIE boiler shot for
ward HE Q cannon ball for . dis.
taace a 10 feet. going clear through
krass's D1anins MIL and reducing To
fFaSnsats . new planning machine.
Lack q vatsr IN ~ boiler vas the
causs q tAs explosioa. The com.
Daay vas sDsaseatsd fron I'll blame
a - ennenA