La Junta tribune., 1913-08-16

team has disbanded for the season.
the final game of the season being
played at Lamar last Sunday. when
the apprentices brought home the
snor, end OF an to score. Work
has picked up in the Santa re shops
during the past two weeks to such
an extent that the apprentices have
had no time to practice. and It was
necessary to pick up outside talent
every time game was played Some
OF the apprentice baseball talent
Will be merged with La Junta's first
team. and it is hoped that a much
better showing will be made In Ar
kansas Valley baseball circles during
the remainder Of the season.
C. K. Strain and F. II. Rosacrans.
Of Lamar. were Ia Junta visitors
last Wednesday doing some boosting
for the Prowers County Fair. which
is the big event for next week. II
is claimed that the thirteenth annual
fair will be the biggest and best
fair that Prowers county ever had.
The dates are next Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday. August Goth.
2ist and 22d DR.. Frank Bell. one
OF the Curtiss' Company's best fiers.
will make flights during each day of
the fair. Last year this feature of
the Prowers County Fair. had a
disastrous ending. the daring aviator
being killed, and this afforded so
many thrills that the Prowers coun.
ty people are anxious for another ex-
perience.
The Rocky Mountain Gas Company
is asking the city OF Rocky Ford for
a franchise to erect. maintain and
operate gas plant In that city.
The application for a Franchise is
now being published In the official
paper OF that city. and an ordnance
cmbodying the provisions OF the
proposed franchise IL TO be present
ed TO the city council Of that burg
at It's regular meeting next week. The
franchise win be submitted TO vote
OF the people before becoming ef.
fectiye. This is the same company
that had gas plant proposition up
before the city council OF La Junta,
and II the company is successful in
securing a franchise n Rocky Ford.
there will probably be- something do
ing along that line In thi, city.
Fred W Knapp. publisher OF the
Gazette. a, B.loit. Kan. arrived in
La Junta last week. ACCOMPANIED by
ais family, via the automobile route.
and for several days was he guest
OF Mr. Knapp's father. Dw. Knapp,
OF the fairmount country. and his
brother. \ W. Knapp Of this city,
Mr. Knapp Is taking months vaca'
,!on. and travelling leLgrely through
the country In his automobile. He lef
last Monday for Colorado Spring.
and Denver. and was among the
thousands who Witnessed the fcs'is
iti"s Incident 10 the Kuishts Tempial
ConelaVe Mr. Knapp sleceeded S
~ Dodge a. editor Of tho Beloit Ga
Ectte. who was one of the best
known neWspapermon So Kansas fo'
a quarter Of century and wn'
died foV months ago Mr.. Dodge
visited Ia lunih frequently. bein,
a brother Of Mrs. " A. Watt. wh'
died az her home Iu laIs city abou
a year ago.
/ People who complain ~ dull times
and yehemeutly ass'r nat La Jun
"a il dead one on account Of be
iug a dry town, are prubably no
aware OF mc fact tnai here is no
a dosirabl. vacant house Ia town
nor a vacant store room A promi
nent real estate man HORNED nj
one day this week that on three
different occasions during tn. pas
month. tenants have paid him ,
months rent m advance on a pros
poct Of securing house that q
vas known would b" varant soon
III" prospoetiN" tenants kn.w thej
would not be- ready 10 move IN wher
the hous. was vacant, un account o
IA" non.arrisal OF their household
goods. bu, rather than mia. the op
poriuni'y Of securing place It
which To live. paid months rent
In advance. aud Tor a period of from
one to three weeks paid Tor some
thing they did not use There nev~l