La Junta tribune., 1917-12-20

~, TOT tne past fOur mOutub, WIlto9
that he win arrive home on Sunday
for the Christmas holidays. This
10 the first time Frederick has been
deprived OF home cooking. and in
consequence says in the letter,
PLEASE forget there is such a man
as Hoover while | am in La Junta."
Warren C. Baugh, who was in the
employ OF the Santa Fe as a machin-
list. but left early in November for
Fort Logan. where he enlisted as a
machinist in Company A. OF the
Fourth Engineers. is now on his way
to a training camp In South Caro-
line. He is sargeant and first ma
ehinist OF his company. and expects
TO leave with the first regiment of
engineers that Is transferred from
the southern training camp to
France. Mr.. Baugh was only in
Fort Logan a short time. when his
company was transferred to Van
couver. Wash. and after remaining
there for five weeks was trans
ferred 10 South Carolina.
W. r Ready. former well known
Santa Fe engineer out OF this city,
who for several years past has been
chairman OF the board of adjust
ment OF the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers. is reported TO be
seriously i'll in Kansas City. Mo-,
where he Is under the care of a
specialist Mr.. Ready has been In q
hospital in Denver for some time
past. and II is reported that very
little hope was entertained OF his
restoration to health. As a last re-
sor, he was taken to Kansas City to
be placed under the care OF a special
list. and passed through this city on
his way from Denver 10 Kansas City
last Sunday night on No. s.
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Earl Andrews, a brother OF w. f.
Andrews. OF the Palace Drug Store.
recently received commission a.
captain in the Reserve Engineers
Corps. and Is now located at Waco.
Texas awaiting orders. MIR. An
drews was formerly with the Ray
Consolidated Mining Company. of
Ray. Ariz.. and went TO Fort Lesven-
worth. Kan. where he Joined the
training camp for engineers located
there and was awarded a commits
sion. Mr.. Andrews was In the en-
ploy o, Uncle Sam as an engineer
and located In the Panama Canal
Zone AT the time OF the building OF
the canal He has visited his brother
in this city on several occasions.
Jesse Northcut. OF Trinidad. who
was appointed colonel of the Sec
ond Colorado Volunteer regiment.
~ which the La Jnnta company
forms part. and who has been with
his troops al Camp Kearney. Calf.
was discharged from the service last
week By the national efficiency
board. Captains insioy and Davis.
OF Denver. me, a similar fate, The
dismissals were approved by Sec
-etary OF War Baker. in accordance
with the injunction OF General
Pershing that no one who was not
physically III to serve in the trenches
should be sent to France. Major
John A. Martin. OF the same reei-
ment. was among those who were
approved by the national efficiency
board.
"one OF the best OF the season."
was the unanimous verdict Of those
who enjoyed the Empress Road
Show at the Rourke Theater last
Monday night. The Christmas Eve
Comedy Piaylet.r given BY couple
Of kidlets. assisted by three kids OF
a larger growth. was one Of the
elassiest vaudeville skits ever pro-
dueed in this city. and the remain.
der Of the program VAS above the
average. with the exception Of The
Fountain Of Love-" the highest
priced attraction. which was adver-
tised a. the seasons smartest must
cal attraction" This skif Vas wholly
destitute OF either sense. rhyme.
reason or melody. with not . voice In
the whole bunch that vas worth
hearing. and evideasiy depended
upon the pycnouneed exhibition NJ