La Junta tribune., 1915-01-02

green candles. and other Christians
decorations were prominent in the
dining room. A five course turkey
dinner was served and covers vers
laid for twelve. Immediately follow
Ing the dinner. Mr. and Mrs Holmes
left for their home In Iowa.
Charles Seeley left Wednesday ev-
ening for Colorado Springs to re-
sumo his studies at the Colorado Col
lege. after spending Christmas with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. See-
ley.
Al the Baptist parsonage on Wed
nesday evening At o'clock. Rev.
Emmanuel Payne performed the
ceremony which united Mr.. Harry
Leasure and Miss Margaret i-eath-
erman. both OF Lamar. In the holy
bonds OF matrimony.
+. F. Burnett. optometrist. Of
Rocky Ford, spends the first and
third Fridays OF each month Il
the Sherman Hotel. La Junta. Whes
your eyes need attention. Investigate
his no-chart method Of examination.
IT'S better. Consultation is free
Clyde Larson. who has been In the
employ OF the Mountain States Tele-
phone Company At Pocaiello. Idaho.
during the past two years and more.
was recently promoted TO the post
tion Of district cashier under Mana
ger Kincaid. and In making good.
II. A. Baker received a message
last Sunday from his wife announc-
Ing that her mother who has been
In III health for several months. died
at the family home in Hutchinson.
Kan. Saturday night. Mrs. Baker
had been at the bedside OF her moth
er for several weeks.
Mrs. Robert r. Jones aud daugh-
ter. Clara. will return home Sunday
morning from a three months visit
with relatives In Mississippi and Ten
nessec. Mrs. Jones writes that there
hasn't been a bright sunshiny day
down south since Thanksgiving.
Colorado and her husband certainly
ought to look good to her.
According to the weather re-
port Of s. II. Miller. which will ap-
pear In our next issue, the coldest
morning during the month OF DE-
cember. was on the eist. when the
thermometer registered nine degrees
below zero. There Was only thirty
five one-hundredths of an inch Of
moisture during the month.
The following young people en-
joyed a skating party at Hunters
Lake Monday night: Pauline Aey-
ers. Cora clar. Madeline wor1en.
Lois Worden. Msble Clark. Morn
bowen. Bloicc Bowen. waldo Sny.
der. Floyd Snyder. Clarence Good
all. Carl Clark. Fred Clark. They
were ehspcroned by Mrs. W. r. Mey-
ers.
Mrs. John washburn entertained
at dinner nj her home in North La
Junta on New Years eve. Edward
wilkins and Walter i.ynEar. who
are spending their holiday vacation
with their parents. Both young men
viii leave tomorrow for Fort Col.
iins where they will resume their
studies at III. State Agricultural Col.
lcxe
The Round Dozen Club met Wed.
nesday afternoon with Mrs. Geo. A
kiivore. The afternoon VAS spent
In the usual needle work and later
two course lunch was served. The
guests Of the afternoon we're Mrs
Esther Brinkman. Miss Ruth Larsen
and Mrs Posi- The next meeting
will be- In two weeks with Mrs. Jas
McNeen.
Frank Nixon arrived home Wed.
nesday niEht from Mccook. Ncb.. ac.
companicd by Max Monrhcin. alias
Max Ascher. Who IL wanted In this
county for passing = bogus check on
Louis Ojena on October 7th. Asch.
er signed the name Of =. W. Brown
10 the check. claiming that II Vas
issued for labor performed for the
city of Ia Junta.
Taylor Kinsei is building . house
on . rclinquishment In the Garden Of
Eden which he recentiy purchased
from J. n. Moore. Il 10 located one.
half mile east Of the place formerly
owned BY J. u. Smith. and Taylor
intends to develop the agricultural
prospect and make his home there.
Well. here's hoping that he sticks
aud has the best Of luck.
Hon. n. G. Inse left last nlght for
Denver. where he viii attend the ~.
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