La Junta tribune., 1913-12-27
ALTERNATE or rllE rIlk1I|
Hasaas Li1e Sacrificed ~ o31
Worth Of Property wipea o.; -
Exist~nce ThfOasA WAisAaV

WOVn o. property WIGS O NJ
Existence Through WAishsV
A human life sacrificed on The ~
tar Of bootleg whisksy. 17S.eee
worth Of property wiped out ef ~
istence. and three old-ests bltahoA tns
stitutions put out of businssa. va4
the toll =. recent fire a. deveaa,
ed by = coroner's inquest Ia tAe ~
trict court room last saturday aieok
to investigate the death OF Msa
A. Courtney. whose bodv WAS eou1
In the ruins last Saturday ucru11n53
Some OF the oldest citizens - I
Junta. who have spent almost 11o1&
time in establishing themselves =
business. will now have TO start
anew. and In n crippled financial
condition. because = baker In the FulsI
ton Market. whose brain was befuAx|
died by bootleg ~hiskey. and thusl
rendered irresponsible. WAS In . ceas
dttion like Nero. Of old. to fiddle
while La Junta burned. Isn't it
about time for the people Of Ia JsAs
IA to rise up In their wrath aadI
smtte these Illegal dispensers Of u
Quor. no matter who they are. and
put them out Of business. or at least
make life such a burden to then
that they will decide OF their oWM &C
cord to be decent and have nOme re-
spect for the laws OF the land ThAy
are outlaws. pure and simple. and
not entitled TO the respect or con-
sideration Of any decent citizen.
Recently the state board OF health
the county ommissioners. the coun-
ty health officers and the mayer and
board OF aldermen Of the city Of Ia
Junta We're engaged In a mighty
warfare to protect this communityi
against u threatened Invasion OF an
epidemic Of smallpox. and hundredsI
OF dollars were expended to guard
the highways and keep out peopss
who might be infected. Altheush
there we're many cases IN nearby
towns. AOt . single life wss iese
asy~ hesU.s 80 The eoOsQos was q
nere tscidsat ~ compared 70 the
property loss resulting frosa this hr.
The p.ople Of La yunta would show |
greater Judgment by inaugurating
campaign to prOlect themxelyes
against calamities resulting from
the Illegal sale Of booze and es,ab-
fishing u quarantine against Swins
the only wet spot In \ county that
gave a majority Of over 1000 for
state vide prohibition.
After = search extending oyer two
days the body of Mrs Tilli- Aclifie !
Courtney WAS found In the ruins Of |
the fire last Saturday mornins
shortly after 4 o'clock. y. A. Brosn
Of the La Junix Hardwsr. COMPANY.
aud = Mr.. DOdds. an Insurance adj
luster. were trying 10 locat. III. safe
hu~ vi kut uabuS HA'H'F |
aud found n human leg that had evil
IDENTITY fallen from the floor above.
The force Of men that had been en-
gagged In searching the ruins of N.
Fulton Market. above which Mrs.
COurtnsy's room wsx located. VAS
then transferred to the ruins of the
store room adjoininG. and In a very
few minutes the body ~as located
and taken Ia ThOmpson'n undcrtak-
Ing psriosx. The body Vas badly
chsrr-d and Que leg burned OF.
Mrs. Courtney hsd = room on the
south sd- ri the Sherman Annex.
over the Fulton Market. and Ia t-y-
Ina to make her way out OF the hall
way. which WAS thick With dense
smoke. hsd svtdentiy b~com. con-
fused NJ \ point where two hall~ays
int~rs~ri. aud went north Instead Of
east. The hallway leading north
ended NJ = room on thst side Of The
building. aud In the d-bri. Of this
room her body MAS found.
Mrs. courta~y MAS about a. years
Of age. and according To numerous
press clippings which were found In
iittlr book among her effects. ~as
preacher. pd~t aud sOns writer. and
n Durango newspaper gave -ynop' !
sis of on. Of her lectures entitled.
~ Vision of Angels" Her home
was In Edse~Ater. Colo. and rhs
aIso had relatives In Denver. u '"l~-
gram being received from n niece.
Mrs. J. N. Lambert. who lives At
IN. Shirley Hotel. last Friday night.
requesting the city marshal to re
port any Developments In the ."arrh
for my aunt. Mrs. r. A. Courtney.
who WAS report~d missing after the
burning 0f the Sherman Annex"