La Junta tribune., 1917-11-22
MINISTERIAL "REMINISCENCES
+. A. Crooks Writes lntercsting Let
ter From Western Pennsylvania
still Interested In Old Town

@Stku 1utcfeSte0 II Ot0 IOWn
+. A. Crooks, who with his es.
Unable wife. departed from La Jun
ta for the wilds OF Western Pennsyl-
vania about one year ago. improves
the opportunity to make some inter.
esting observations and pertinent
comment while renewing his sub
scrption to the great family journal
Mr.. Crooks was pastor OF the Re-
formed Presbyterian church OF this
city for q number OF years. and dur
ing the past year has been officiat-
ing in = similar capacity at New
Castle. Pa. He says:
The expiration Of my subscription
to the great family journal reminds
me that . year has rolled around
since We babe farewell to La Junta.
The weekly visits Of your newspaper
has helped to keep Us In touch with
the town Of sunshine. Western
Pennsylvania is indulging in the Lux.
ury Of . day Of Colorado sunshine
today. We Psnnsylvanians are con.
servstive folks and do not often In.
dulge In such luxuries. OF course
the sun shines-but not in the Colo.
rado way.
Everything ID geared up to war.
sIeed here. including the prices
especially Of things to eat. wear and
keep warm BY. This il . great iron
town and all the furnaces and mills
are going at . rate that would make
old Vulcan look IKE . hack mum.
Der. were he to appear on the scene
Of action. Everybody II bent on
beating the kaiser" That self
appointed representative of heaven
10 certainly putting the world to q
lot Of trouble.
Just nov Lawrence county. In
Guiding New Castle. is busy putting
across . e60.e0O allotment Of the
e35.000,0O0 Y. n. c. A. fund. We
are having the Inspiration Of five
Canadian boys. each OF whom car.
ries . souvenir Of their activities 10
France. Three OF them are minus
. leg each and the other two an arm
each. They are fine. clean looking
fellows and very modest about the
part they have taken In the affair.
One Of them. . corporal. was In the
battle Of the Somme. His battalion
went In numbering 500 and only SO
came out.
We are greatly Interested In the
Tribuas's letters from the soldier
boys. No one could help being
proud Of . town that has sent 70
many spisadid fellows into the var.
ious liass Of their country's service.
II 10 too much TO hops that that they
will sll come back. but every one
who knows them 10 convinced thai
they will gtvs . good account Of
themselves. More than that we ars
convinced from what We know oi
masy Of them they viii uphold thsil
couatsy's honor By . good. clear
naahood.
I notice By your weekly record ol
svsnts that Il Juata aad communal.
y are moving steadily on. II IL graf.
ifyiag to know that you have real.
ised your hops Of . condensary. !
also note other community happen.
ings Of iatsrsst. among them the
fact that the men and women Of the
community are following the prece.
deaf set BY the folks Of Noah's day
aad are stiil marrying and bsins CIV.
en In marriage. ! also aotics that
cupid 70 not confinins his attacks
10 the ''young men and maidsns. u
BY some Of the conquests he has
made be has fully vindicated 'his
reputation ~ . bold and intrepid
sdvsnturer.
During the season cantaloupes
from Rocky Ford were on the mar.
ket here. and now you can buy. II
you have the price. Honey Dew mel.
ons. grown at Swink BY John T.
0auser. from the Greeks who kssp
the fruit stands. They are not de-.
livsrsd In the ciAndsstine way that
certain goods that formerly reached
IL Junts from the sugar town were
Il 10 grstifyias 10 ksow that even
swink. washed hy the prohibition
iav Of the soo1 old esstsaaial state,
cannot rsturn 70 her wailowing Ia
the malt tub. We ars llving In Z
glass houss BOW. however. and must
Dot throw sloass. We forgive ail the
past ssd ths former rsDstasea q tAs
eown y sweeesoe1 ~ TIE fest that
Il = sesdueias sasaf. Jusl Asw ous
gsoeess ~ ssllias Il 10 vdbt Dockel
Deetieas q fifty esats ~ Destiea.
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