La Junta tribune., 1917-07-12
THURSDAY, JULY II, 1917
REMINISCENT
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MLN1Y MAH AGO

The Postal Telegraph Company
opened an office at Holly.
Mrs. Rena Rian. wife Of Charles
Rian. died July s. 1897.
Colonel E. J. Lewis went to Pueb-
10 and was successful In passing an
examination for admittance to the
bar.
Harry F. Tindall arrived In La
Junta to engage In the grocery bust
ness with has father-in-law, 4. d.
Carlton.
Santa Fe employees were arrang-
ing for q big excursion to Colorado
Springs on July 18th and expected
to have a crowd Of q thousand or
more.
The rafters for the roof OF Otero
county's new court house were
reared high above the tops Of the
tallest trees In the park. and plaster
ers were at work on the lower story.
G. W. Bradshaw died very sudden
ly at Salida Sunday, July 4. 1879,
OF rheumatism OF the heart. Mr.
Bradshaw was a son-in-law OF VIM.
Wakefield. OF Home rIace. and left a
widow and two children.
The Santa Fe announced that on
August LIST It would adopt the Brown
system OF discipline OF giving de-
merit marks for an infraction OF the
rules OF the company. the number
to be regulated by the gravity OF the
offense.
J. b. Sherman. OF the Bon Ton
restaurant. provided for the comfort
OF his patrons by Installing a series
OF connected fans that were kept In
motion by a small boy. That was be-
fore the advent OF the electric fan
evidently.
La Junta's baseball team went to
Ration To play two games with the
team Of that burg. The score Of the
first game was 25 to In favor Of
Ration. and the second game was
called off on account OF too much
ball team At Ration.
Al . meeting OF the directors OF
the First National Bank Il was de-
cided to adopt 10 per cent instead OF
~ per cent as the current rate OF
interest on first class loans. The
rate Of interest on time certificates
OF deposit WAS also reduced from 8
to I per cent.
Some female Ia Juntaites who
went to the mountains 10 "spend the
heated term" teiexraphed back for
their winter clothing In the hope that
Il would aid them somewhat in the
effort to keep comfortable. They are
stiii doing tho same old thing, even
after tho lapse OF years.
Several thousand eacursionists
passed through In Junta on their
way to various national conventions.
Several OF thom got lost taking In
tho sights OF La Junta. and had to
depart on later trains. There are
very few "alghta" In La Jun,n these
days that would cause an cacurrion-
ist TO "gct lost" or miss his train.
The Fort Lyon Canal Company
was organized July 8. 1897. for tho
purpose OF taking over the owner
ship and control Of the La Junta
ana Lamar canal. which had been
involved In unending litigation for
many months. Tho organization was
effected under q decision OF Judge
Voorhees, that the canal righ,fnliy
belonged 10 tho water right owners.
u. II. brown was elected president
Of the nrw company and the first
directors were y. y. Cooper. OF La
mar. Frank Krcybiii and W. c.
Burke. of Las Animas. and J. u.
O'Ncil. Of La Junta. The decision
OF Judge Voorhees, was given on nn
application 10 annui mortgage Tor
$4,000 held by d. II. Moffai', who
held that the mortgage did not carry
anything with II brit tho ftoek of the
company. Tho decision was most
satisfactory TO tho water right own
crs and they took advantage Of II