La Junta tribune., 1913-12-27

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ss stricken q ith paralysis
10 H. -uf is.d by widow aud
three children. q daughter. Mrs. sa
"a Ashman who was at his side wh.n
death came: a daughter. Mrs.
Foster. OF Vera Cruz Calf. AMI or.
time resident La Innt, and q
-ot. Harry &. ,..auy. uudsr-hcr,f. =,
{ -ipple Greek .'d formerly IN u,
newspaper business in that city.
Mr Denny had been in Montana
I for three years II. drew tract OF
land In the Flathead Indian Reser
walton al tn. time Of the govern
ment opening and has since proved
I up the claim. lie Was prominent iN
Western Montana politics hayine
stumped that portion of the state last
year IA behalf OF Champ Clark.
{ lie lived ia Crippl. Creek near
I Is twenty years where ne VA. en-
I gagged In the practice OF Law. 10
I 1904 he visited La Junta and ON til
I Fourth OF July delivered the oratiou
/ OF the day at the court house. CON
m.morating the event of setting out
l the trees OF III. court hous. yard
Burial vas made at Roman. Mon
tanA. under tn. auspices OF the Ma
sonic lodge. II. had been a memb-r
of the Ma>ons for more han shirty-
five years. belonging AT Mount Yer
non. Iowa
i Mr.. Denny was bora in Brusn~--
[ VILE, Pa. November 4. ls&t and
Vas aged 6. y.ars and IS day
I lie szs agent for III. Santa '- At
La Junta during his term as mayor.
lie sss employed by the Santa Fe
a, the tim. of the Royal Gorse hxht
and laid In the weeds near anon
city keeping tn. officials posted as
to what vas going on. usin. the old
army cod.
/ II. Was member OF III. Ninth
Iowa Cavalry and Mas In the AM
u W sNANf uk
thre. year. h. entered III. service. Of
tn. United States Telegraph Corp.
and remained With that troop until
tn. end of tn. war. coming "a est
shortly after. II. ~ss secretary Ia
lanes Jones. prominent legislator
who sss mem 'n~r OF III. Fourth
Stat. Assembly.
H As an editor he used the La Junls
Tribune to fight the big csttl. com.
psnies In the early days and a. re-
suit the ompant~s removed th.ts
brand. from his advertising columns
aud after that his paper MAS att
ur~. That Mas at the time oi Inc
fir-, coming Of hom.s,~ad.r. and
when catii. companies hsd fenced
everything In that section Of m.
stat.
4 Reminiscent Edition" OF The
Tribune, issued November -. isUs.
by Mr.. Denny. giving som. Interest.
inE r"minise-n -"s OF pioneer dsyr IN
La Junta all of whose early ~, h.
SAW. aud a part of which h. Mas "A.
played IN. roi. of Adam In the "a
Junta Garden OF Eden. being m.
first railroad agent. the first post.
master, first president of school
board. tn. first mayor. built tn. first
school house. bull, III. firs, bridge.
built first water works. bull, firs,
park. founded nr-, newspaper and
helped organize first biz ditch.
In thi. edition he writes of his
coming TO Ia Junta ~ follows;
Arriving At otrro station on the
morning OF June ION. A. y. is7s /
found u depot i.s:< that had been
brought from Granada on n fla, ear.
a water tank and tao old warehouse
that had been used by Brown. Man.
zanar.. 4 Company. Who had done a
commission business In wool. whom
ot-ro Was the end OF the old Kansas
Pacific branch from XII Carson. The
Kansas Pacific track Wa. taken mn
that month which left tn. Santa p.
In full control. July 4. 1873, ". n
strong. president OF IN. railroad. ia.
sued = general order changing IN.
name from Otsro to Ia Junts.
II That wtntsr tia7sD We started /.
school In = ons room dirt floor lor