La Junta tribune., 1917-09-06

pools OF Mammoth cave are
notable example.
| Aubrey Kief. OF Pueblo, son ol
vern Kief. and who il now on The
reportorial staff OF the Pueblo
Chieftain. was a La Junta visitor
last Friday. coming down TO vist,
the home OF his adolescence while
on vacation. Young Kief has had
Camp Cunter as one OF his assign.
ments during the paM summer. and
is making good with the Chieftain
Bennie Zickefoose. son of g. W.
Zickefoose. = former city marshal oi
this city. and who has been . mem.
ber OF the United States Navy dur.
ing the past two years. recently
made q round trip to Italy as . gun.
ner on an oil tanker He has been
at home during the past two month";
on q furlough. Young Zickefoose
is native son OF La Junta. and was
born in this city.
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G. w. Milliken. OF the Arkansas
Valley Railway. Light and Power
Company. closed contract with the
Holly Sugar Corporation last Mon
day to furnish that institution with
electric current to the amount OF
500 horse power during the coming
campaign. They have only used 100
horse power in the past from this
company. but have been unable to
secure the necessary equipment TO
install their own plant before the
season opens.
Otero county shows an increase
OF nearly 500 automobiles this year
over last year. In 1915 the num-
ber Of automobile licenses issued was
1915. but the number issued during
1917 was 1863 last Saturday. and
new licenses are being issued every
day. and some times half a dozen OF
them in one day. Otero county will
easily show an increase OF over 500
automobiles this year over last year
before the present year comes TO a
close.
Lieutenants William u. Wincheii.
Russell Draper and Lee Darlington
left last Thursday morning on No.
for Deming. y. NJ. where they will
serve N officers In the United States
Army and assist in the work OF train
Ing the soldiers OF the national guard
who have been mobiiixed there.
They expected to receive orders 10
report at Fort Riley. but received
orders at the last moment to report
for duty at DeminE. n. NJ.
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The Haskins residence on the cor
ner OF Ration avenue and Sixth street
WAS burglarized last Saturday night.
No one was In the house during the
night. and the fact that II had been
burgiarixed was not discovered un-
III the next morning. A jewel box
containing some rare coins and
kodak pictures OF schoolboy days.
and belonging to Earl Haskins. was
the only property that was found
missing. A tin box. containing three
gold watches and some other heir
looms OF the family. was found In
the yard the next morning The bur
giary was evidently the work OF an
amateur. who had become frighteped
and made n hurried getaway.
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Mrs. Edward r Mihm. of San Ber-
nardino. Calf. In renewing her sub
scription to the great family journal.
writes: We wish some OF the Ia
Juntaites had some OF our peaches.
We have a lovely place about two
miles from town. although we are
still In the residence district. and
have eight peach trees that are Just
loaded with fruit. Some Of the
peaches are as large a. saucers. and
would surely be appreciated by some
OF the La Juntsiter. We have been
having terrible forest fire In the
mountains today. can distinctly
see the blaze from our hack door.
and We are eighteen miies avny.