La Junta tribune., June 29, 1898, Image 1

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Volume XIX
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A Come and buy a nice Linen Crash <i jr
# Suit, only $3, and be comfortable and 'i f
T not go sweating yourself to death;
X you will feel better and be in better j
A humor. We have a nice line of Linen <i t
# Crash Suits—Crash Pants and Fancy W
JP Linen Vests —to select from and at 3K
jjk lower prices than were ever shown in S
1 La Junta. w
$ Men's and Boy's Linen Hats. X
s The best line of Men’s and Boy’s 3K
A Straw Hats to pick from in the city, yto
NS from 5c to $1.50 W
S Summer Shoes. X
X Men’s and Boy’s Canvas, Bicycle %
j K and Tennis Shoes from 75c to $2. $
I Summer Underwear. $
Fine line of Summer Underwear X?
M from 25c per garment up to $1.50. yb
ay Come and see all the new things w
# that we have been getting in for your W
X comfort these hot days. X
a Yours for Business, w
| The Price-Draper Clothing Co. X
THE LEADERS. SP
I CHEAPNESS! if
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(j The tendency of the times is toward a will-o’-
J' the-wisp called “cheapness.” J
V While prices have beeu going down, qualities
V* have been going down too, and deception has be- ' \
' come so widespread as to almost pass unnoticed. If
M 1 We lay it down as a principle, eternal as the * w
5 * hills, that “cheap” things are never cheap. They
j * are neither durable nor satisfactory. « j
t" You have got to pay a fair price £
t ] if you want to get a good article.
£ Good things cannot be purchased at the price of ( &
I t bad things. Tinware is no exception to the t #
v rule. No one can sell an absolutely “straight” &
% article for less money than we can. . 0
T There are several grades of Tinware. We 5
Cj handle the highest grade in this town, and guar- }
'q antee satisfaction in quality and prices. We are ?
#T sole agent for }
| Lisk’s Celebrated Anti-Rust Ware, < I
gL Guaranteed against rust or corrosion for five t i
6 years —and we will be here to make every piece t n
good. We carry the only line of Delftware in «
5 the city, and cordially invite an inspection of the M
ff same. Quality considered, we are yours for JJ
I “' pri ffi .i. 1...«, I
| B. & I
I THE nONKVt HARDWARE MEN. - 9
LA JUNTA TRIBUNE.
PURLIRHEP SVEPV WEPMBEPAY AMP A ATM WAY-
LA JUNTA, OTERO COUNTY, COLORADO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1898.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS.
Trade at the Palace drug atore.
Children’s corsets 25c at Smith’s.
Don’t miss the special sale at
Smith’s.
Rubber stamps, pads, ink, etc.,
at Novelty Works.
R. A. Steen was a Pueblo visitor
Monday on business.
Up-to-date line of ladies' under
wear at cost at Smith's.
P. J. Reifel, of Rocky Ford,
transacted business here Monday.
W. C. Steele and S. W. Cressy
were down from Rocky Ford Mon
day.
Mrs. T. R. Hoffmire leaves next
week for Palmer Lake to spend
the summer.
M. G. Gallinger, an attorney of
Pueblo, was in town yesterday on
legal business.
R. W. Beall, of Rocky Ford,
was a county seat visitor'Monday
on legal business.
You can never complete a nice
Sunday dinner without going to
Melvin Bros’, market.
Why not own your own home
and save rent? Look at the list
offered by Buckey & Hart.
The county jail is vacant, the
last prisoner having been released
the latter part of last week.
Go to Stark’s and see his abestos
sad irons. They make irosung a
pleasure instead of a drudgery.
Charles Pixley and wife left Sat
urday night for Lamed, Kansas,
to visit friends for a few weeks.
The Semi-Weekly Tribune, and
Kansas City Weekly Journal one
year for one dollar and fifty cents.
-John Bell, of the Palace Jung
store, visited Colorado Springs
Sunday, going up on No. j and
returning on No. 6 the same night.
The electric fans now operated
in Santa Fe route dining cars are
desirable and seasonable accessor
ies to an already unsurpassed ser
vice.
Chas. T. Walker, who visited
his parents a few days last week,
has gone to Albuquerque, N. M.,
with the expectation of securing
work at that point.
The picnic at Horse Creek last
Saturday is reported to have been
a decided success. Quite a num
ber attended from La Junta and
spent a very enjoyable afternoon.
R. W. Patterson made a trip to
Denver Saturday to confer with
the collector of internal revenue in
this district regarding the new
taxes which go into effect the first
of the month.
The ladies of the W. C. T. U.
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Genevive Bagg on Saturday, July
and, at 3p. m. All interested in
this branch of church work are in
vited to attend.
Frank Lee, a farmer residing
under the Holbrook canal, is very
low and his recovery is doubtful.
He has been troubled with dropsy
for years and it is this that has
brought him so near death's door
at tbia writing.
Dr. E. W. Kearby, of Rocky
Ford, transacted business in tbe
county seat Monday afternoon. He
was accompanied by a brother
from Polk county, lowa, who ar
rived here a few days ago for a
mouth's visit st Colorado's delight
ful resorts.
For those who desire to sttend
the Notions! Educational Conven
tion at Washington the Santa Fe
Route will run a special train from
Newton, Kansas, July 4th to ac
commodate the teachers and others
en route to Washington. This
train Will run solid to Washington
via the Pennsylvania railway from
Chicago. Those wishing accom
modations in the sleepers will
please call at the ticket office and
arrange for same.—W. O. Skin
ner, agent.
Smith’s are selling all their goods
at closing out prices.
No ice so cold as Crystal Lake
ice. Stop the yellow wagon.
Buckcy & Hart have plenty of
money to loan on good farms.
James Foley wentto Pueblo yes
terday morning on a business trip.
Mrs. D. D. Lolland, of Wythe
ville, Va., is visiting her brother,
Guy Smith.
Mrs. L. J. Smith, mother of Guy
Smith, is here from Colorado
Springs visiting.
Miss Fay Dana, sister-in-law of
Guy Smith, is here from Colorado ,
Springs on a visit.
For the people, of the people,
and buy the people all their gro
ceries at John V. Peoples.
Geo. V. Black, a pharmacist of \
Pueblo, has accepted a position
with the Arcade Pharmacy.
Fok Rent —A large, nicely fur
nished front room; cheap; Raton
J avenue. Inquire at this office.
Cool and comfortable dining
cars on the Santa Fe route arc ob- !
tained by the use of electric fans.
Miss Minnie Stinson, of Mary- f
ville, Mo., is visiting friends in La
Junta, the guest of Mrs. W. M.
Kintner.
S. V. Halleck, who served a j
sixty day sentence for stealing B. ;
O. Bayless’ watch, was released
from the county jail last Friday!
night.
|. B. Pearce is rusticating in j
Kansas for a short time and during ,
his absence G. S. Thompson is j
looking after the duties of the clerk
of the district court. j
R. B. Warrick, who is now fir
ing on the Denver & Gulf, was in
town Monday night attending the
annual election of officers of Span
ish Peaks Lodge, No. 328, Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen.
“An ounce of prevention is worth
a pound of cure.’’ “Delay is dan
gerous." Prevent contagious di
seases during the hot summer
months by having Thompson
thoroughly disinfect your homes.
The members of C. F. Harri
son’s Comedy Company have all
arrived, and are now engaged in
rehearsing day and night. They
will open their season in this city
next Monday night, playing a
week’s engagement.
Mrs. B. F. Haskins, Mrs. Al
bert C. Jones, Mrs. N. S. Larsen,
Mrs. W. P. Scheets and Mrs. M.
E. Benton returned Monday night
on No. 6 from Denver, where they
have been attending the biennial
session of the Federation of Wo
man's Clubs.
Rev. Robt. Coltman has received
an invitation to attend the annual
meeting of the State Society of
Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, which
will celebrate the one hundred and
twenty-second year of American
Independence at Philadelphia July
4, 1898. The members are de
scendants of revolutionary heroes.
Invitations are out this week for
a reception to the Knights of Py
thias on the evening of July 4th by
Olive Branch Temple, No. 21, of
the Rathbone Sisters. The invita
tions are printed on the popular
plain white card, while in the up
per left hand corner through a per
foration is tied a small bow of red,
white and blue ribbon, making a
very unique invitation and souve
nir. Tbe ribbons not only display
the colors of the national holiday,
bat evince local patriotism at well.
Tbia it but one of the many pleas
ing ways the ladies of this order
adopt in entertaining their friends
and brother knighta, and the gen
tlemen will without doubt be roy
ally entertained on this occasion in
one of the social events of the sea
son.
IN TIME 6fW”
We must prepare ~f6i* peace. I#%
uavjoiii hands and divide profits.
If it li war, we are prepared for
business and every person is ex
pected to hMp along*.
Hot Shot
From the Cannon.
Down Pillows, 18 Inch 75c
Children’s Ideal Waists re
duced from 35c to 25c
Boys’ Ideal Waists reduced
from 65c to 50c
Linen Skirts.
All Linen Skirts in Plaids,
thoroughly shrunken, were
*4 .00, now »3 .OO
$3.00 skirts now 2 50
52.50 skirts now 2.00
Children’s Reefers.
ti.so Flannel Reefers in red,
navy and blue, now 75c
52.00 Flannel Reefers in fine
plaids, now 5i.00
52.50 Reefers, very nobby 1. 25
Fans.
A Beautiful Line of Empire
Fans in white, black and
tinted shades at 35c, 50c,
75c and up to $1.25
Mitts.
Children's Mitts in white,
pink, lavender and ecru..". 15c
Ladies' Mitts at 15c, 25c and
up to 75c
—C. F. KENDALL.
Pure Drugs, S
Toilet Articles,
Cigars and Tobaccos
lH The Palace f||l
| ICE CREAM SOM |
Hammocks and fIS
|ps Croquet Sets. §§§
H§ Lowest Prices.
Now is the |9|
j||l time to buy, R
R while the stock SI
is complete. H
R The Palace
Drug Store.
number 27.
4 »
V' Slimmer Corsets.
I Best for « 35c
Best in soc
Best in town ... 75c
Sashes.
Satin Sashes, 3'/- yards long,
5 inches wide, in black, red,
cream and pink 52.00
Moire Taffeta Sashes, yds
long, 4 inches wide, heavy
silk fringe in white and
blue, reduced from 52.5010 2.00
Sash Ribbons.
Black or White Moire Taffeta
6 inches wide 65c
Black or white plain taffeta,
5 inches wide 50c
Black or white moire taffeta
4 inches wide 35c
Taffeta Silk.
Just receiven this week a new line
of the popular taffeta silks, both
in plain and changeable. Beau
tiful colors for evening waists.
Oxfords—One-Half Price.
We have broken lines in green,
oxblood and tan. Fine goods,
worth sa. 00, 52.50 and 53.00.
If your size is among them you
can take them at
One-Half Price.