La Junta tribune., 1914-03-07
LOCAL Amp PERSONAL

n, spent Sunday whiting friends In
this city.
The little daughter Of Mr. and
Nh. Frank Briggs il reported very
low with pneumonia. At the family
home on Cimarron avenue.
Herbert Harris who has been At
tending school here for the past two
! years. left Monday for Iowa. where
his parents are nov located.
Invitations are out for . 81. Pat
rieks party to be given In Harmony
Hall on March 18th. BY Mrs. Linville.
Mrs. Botkin. Mrs. shanholtser and
Miss Foxworthy.
Miss Aable Nichols returned home
last Saturday from Colorado Springs
~her. she has been the guest during
the past two months Of her sister.
Mrs. Wilmot Brown.
Mrs. Isom Like. who resides in the
east part Of town and who has been
confined to her bed for the past
three weeks. was able to sit up Tues
day for the first time.
Ivan, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Gillen. who has been confined To his
home with the prevailing complaint
among children-0sasles is reported
to be getting along nicely.
The ". c. T. U. meeting for March
will be held on Tuesday afternoon.
March 10th. beginning promptly at
2:30 o'clock. A good program will
| b. given and all members requested
to attend. Everybody welcome.
E, =. Burnett. Optometrist. OF
Rocky Ford. spends every Friday at
the sherman Hotel. La Junta. When
your eyes need attention, investigate
his no-chart method Of examination.
Its better. Consultation IL free.
Mr.. and Mn. Joe Hansen were
down from la Juntx Monday visiting
friends. Mr.. Hansen Is now employ
ed In the railroad shops At La Jun
Ia. but still has a hankering to be-
come the owner OF u piece OF land in
this yicinity.-LamAr Sparks.
The institution on First street
known as Blind Georges RoominE
House" was sold last Monday to w.
| W Brown. Mr.. McGlochin. who
bought the place from Blind George.
| had to sell on account OF other in
,erests that required his attention.
Fred l.. Perdue. the Rocky Ford
/ public sale specialist, who made such
a great success OF the horse and mule
sale In La Jun,a last Saturday. pull
l ed off sale near Swink last Mon
day. which brought even better
4 prices for the horses than tn. sale In
La Junta
Jay =. Johnson. editor OF the ord
way New Era. was La Junta Wis
itor last Saturday. making the jour
ney In his automobile. accompanied
by his family. While his wife at
tended to some urgent shopping du-
ties. Jay looked after the Kids and III.
automobile.
i Doc" Wright has rented some
land on the schell ranch. southwest
of Swink. and viii tickle the soil
this summer that II u.a, ring forth
divers vegetables u'-t Ne all like
Should he ~ : eSicry OF the quality
he raises .. town he certainly VIII
find III. rket FOR it.-Swink Adyo-
cate.
W. F. Burrows. of Salida. vas a
La Junta visitor the first OF the
week. visiting his sister-in-law. Mrs.
Carrie Burrows. - has been ser
iously III. bv' y now greatly i'm
proved NJ surro~ ~ formerly
In the emt.oy OF the Sherman House
of this city. and has many friends In
La Junta.
Ed Porter writes the Chieftain
that he Is now located at Ray. ArIx..
and that same L. a new. but booming
mining camp. As I'D IL now In the
undertaking business he Is probably
tryinx TO find a place where each ma
tive eats u nan for breakfast" and
Ed Is looking for the ''lcayins. -
Holly chieftain.
Mrs. r II. Wilson and daughter.
Helen. went up to Colorado Springs
Monday to occupy this new home they
purchased last year. Tom Is busy
putting up shack on his claim north
of the river and will not go to the
mountain resort until II Is time TO
resume the publication OF the Pixies
Peak Daily News.-Rocky Ford I'm.
t.rprise.