La Junta tribune., 1917-11-22

Of the expeaditures Of the pupils Of
the Ia Junta schools would prohab-
y develop some interesting faets
for the consideration Of the pareats
OF this city.
Tie great family Journal vas n
error In . recent issue vhen II an
nouneed that the proceeds Of The
annual dance Of the Sunshine Society
were donated to the Red Cross fund.
The proceeds Of this dance each year
are turned into the charity fund Of
this organization and are used ex-
ciusiveiy in giving aid to needy fam
ilies during the winter moaths.
"A private car Of the Nebraska
Game and Fish Commission. bear
Ing the appropriate eosnomen Of
Antelope. passed through La
Junta last Friday attached to No.
IL. Wonder II the Nebraska Game
and Fish Commission Is investigat-
ing the fish preserves OF the raging
ArkAnsas7 Bob Fisher could prob
ably give them some pointers II fts
information they are after.
~
The latest move In the food cam
paign is TO request British people
to do entirely without eggs during
the coming winter In England eggs
are nov twelve cents each. and the
entire supply is needed for hospitals.
They say the high cost OF chicken
feed has brought about the scarcity
OF eggs This will give you an idea
OF what the people Of the good old
L. S. A. have in store for them II
the war goes on for a few years
more.
A. Hslberr reports that brick work
on the new school house at Rocky
Ford Is about completed. and that
the prospects are favorable that
the building viii be completed and
ready for occupancy very early In
the new year. Mr.. Halberg is nov
figuring on taking = contract for
the brick work on the $40. 900 school
house soon to be erected At Fowler.
Before taking mp this work. however,
be Is figuring on taking a trip to
San Jose. Calf. to visit his mother
Who Is nov in her eirhty-fourth year
and quite feeble.
Loron o'Deli. Of Chicaso. Is er-
pected to arrive in La Junta in q
few DAYS TO spend the Thankssiv-
ing season With his uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. willis Athey. Mr..
o'Dell is on his way to Lo. Angeles.
Calf, to accept a position in one OF
Uncle Sans ship building plants.
Mrs W. c. Love. who has beer
visiting her husband a, L~ AnimAs.
and her sons. Herb and Ed Love, OF
this city. for several weeks. left
last Monday morning on No. ; for
her home in Pomona. Calf.
Rufus Buckley. son of Mrs. Minnie
VeAsie. OF this city. who Is a mem
Der of Company X. Second califor-
MIA Infantry. and has been stationed
a, oroville. Calf. was recently trans
ferred with his regiment TO Camp
Kearney. near San Diego. Calf. and
Is nov quite a, home With the la
JuniA boys stationed there.
"
4 used TO nov a man" SAYS
judge Mcdaniel "Eho vas the
worst bore ! ever met. He used TO
stop me whenever he met me and
start In With a line OF talk. Eener-
ally about himself. and stay With
me for an hour or more. He VAS an
assent-minded man and had a hAb-
II OF catching hold OF q button OF
my coat and holding on to that
while be talked. He would hang
onto tina, button and Just rambie
on and on until vas nearly ready
for the Pueblo bug house. On. day
a happy thought struck me got
out my knife quietly and cut the
button off and slipped away. He
kept right on talking. An hour
later a friend Of mine came along
and found the bore stiii standing
there with the button between his
fingers talking about the time Of
the bis snov In Denver. He hadn't
noticed that vas gone"