La Junta tribune., May 20, 1911, Image 4

About La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939

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MAN
ABOUT
TOWN
Why not abolish th«* uraplro and
hast* direct decisions by tin* people
at bus* ball gam***? la there no pro-
KTe»Mlv»*n©A» in baxebulldom?
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Slg Thomason bus r»nt«d a (arm
In the Garden of EStlen district. It
Ls reported that rilg Is tired of mov
ing around and has decided to s*ttje
down und go to funning lti r*-al ••ar
il est —where th*- farming is good.
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C. A. Schafer, accompanied by hi*
daughter. Miss Jennie, left last Tin s
day morning for Mlddl* ton, Ohio, to
visit relative* Mr, Schnf*-r expects
to r* turn to La Junta In about three
wieka, but Miss Jennie will remain
until the latter part of \ugust
Water was turned out of the
headgato of the Otero canal last
Tuesday night after a ton days' run,
whbh the farmer* all along tie
line pronounce a* having been the
most satisfactory in every way that
they over experienced
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Over at (’anon City last Saturday
ex-Governor Thomas made the ruuatic
remark that outsid-- of (’olorado’s
late lament d legislature, the skv
line drive on the top of the Koval
Gorge was the rrookedt st thing he
ever saw in hi* whole life
Members of the I.a Junta Gun
t’luh an making arrangements for a
shoot for the championship of th©
\rkansns Valley which is to be pulled
off in lat Junta on Decoration Day
There will be team trophies and
Individual prises, and contestants are
expect* d to parti* Ipate from all of
the town* in the Arkansas Valley
from Is*i 1 • (’lty to Pueblo.
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We ar*- In receipt of th** I**ll man
ual of the Century Presbyterian
church, of Spokan**. Wash . of which
h- Col Id I'l ' : this
city. Is pastor \t the communion
service of Sunday, April 2d. thirty
seven in. mb* rs were rm-lvcti by coll*
fesslon and eleven by letter One of
the new uiefiib- r« r«***-lv«*d by letter
was Miss Zells lllumaii **f the hirst
I'resbyt* rian church of this city
♦
Jack Devine, erstwhile known as
the *x villas* policeman, but the**-
latter days dlst lligulshed 111 local
circle* as the uinlersto-iiff of Otero
county, left last Motidsy for Alter
deeii, S D. Which Is mi the verge of
the North Dakota line, to lake Into
i
cd In these parts for embezzling U'."'
from the M **»*•• Imlg* Imiul*-»<>ii was
around La Junta for many moutha
and orgaulied the lotal lodge of
Moose, ami Is charged by some of
the head officers with having appro
priated fun Is that did not belong to
him Tin- «*t village policeman, with
tile Moose appropriate! In charge. |»
cxpe. ted to arrive in |.u Junta today
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Charles Norman, who had his l*-ft
shoulder Injured two weeks ago by
sustaining a hard fall in tin- Kulton
Market, was abb* to be on the
street* Thursday with his arm In a
sling An old man met him and
propounded th* «|iiory
•'What, have you been to the war*
What battle were you lIC
Tin n both roared with laughter
They were ImiHi ei soldlcrs of tie
civil war. and tips** (juration* were
Hie usual oiies .taged of n Ilian with
his arm In a sling, when he appear
ed on the afreets of a northern < it)
fort) five y«ars ago
Mr Norman Is ijulti old and (•••
Id* . in fact it won t Im many years
before be reaches the *-«*ntury mark,
but Is getting along nicely
♦
In our reminiscent column will le*
found an item t hroub Hug the sal*
It) Kd Gauger, twenty >**ar* ago. of
fort) ain-s in th* Fair mount country,
to J II Harper for ll,:'ihi or at the
rate of |3u je-r acre This laud Is
the trait upon which Hie Ma)or of
Newdale has !»•*« n making his record
crop* »»f cantaloupe* every year for
*o long a j* rbtd that the mind of
th.* old timer hereabouts knoweth not
to the contrary If all the tales told
by the mayor of the record yields
he has had on this trait of land arc
true, the plai e has pr.tbnlil) paid f r
Itgeif every )oar for the past doreti
years and If the mayor wn« ask|! to
place a valuation upon It these days
he would probably say that it was
easily worth an acre Mr (an
ger, when reminded of the sab* this
week, said that he had a very dl»
Unci r*M*ol)ectlon of the transfer, as
for five years after It waa made the
Mayor of Newdale would not apeak to
him. us he was firmly convinced at
that time that bis father-in-law, J
II Harper, had been buncoed. Th*
mayor has probably revised his opin
ion by this time.
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W. T. Barnard, of Fowler, will
probably be appointed county com
mission* r of Otero county to suc
ceed J- H. Cowdeu, who has been
representing th*- Crowley county sec
tlon, or the north abb-, on th** board,
during th*- past two aud one-half
years A petition Is now being dr
euluti-d requesting Hi** apointment of
Mr Barnard, which will be present
ed to Governor Shafroth at an early
date
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Good f*»r Taft Kecently th*- ptesl
dent Indulged In som*- plain talk In
explaining to twcuty-flv*- members of
th«* National Grange that he do*-* not
Intend to play politic* with the fa
nndiau reciprocity agreement even
If the enactment of that measure of
Congress costs him the farmers'
votes Th** president told his vlsl
tors bluntly that h • wits sorry to
hear that republican farmers would
desert th** party If the agreement
goe* through but fear of such deser
tion would not change his conviction
as to th* wisdom of such I'-glsla
(ion
* .
Th** North I.* Junta bridge a* rush
the river east of town caught fir*
Thursday afternoon, and for a time
was Pi serious danger Trash, which
included a large consignment of tar
paper, had been dumped behind th*
newly installed pill g, to f II in. The
trash caught fire and develop* d Into
quite a blaze before It was dlscov
• red V North la* luutuit* notified
the city hall and the *nurt house
and u big del ‘gallon of fir** fUlit* r>
was organized and n*-nt to the aceoe
of the holocaust A bucket brlgad**
soon hu*l the flam*** under t-ontrol
and the bridge was sav**«l Th** dam
age was slight
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Mr and Mrs. (' \\ Buck, of Fow
b-r. accompanied by their sou, Don
aid. Mrs O II Kogera, of Indlanap
oils. Ind . and M V Buck. of Craw
fordaville, Ind. were I.a Junta vlsl
tors last Tuesday, guests of the «dl
tor of the gr»*wt family Journal and ,
the datu dog Mm. Itogera Is
a cotaaln of Mrs Bu* k. while th*- Int
t* r is the father of his sop. who Ik
known to fame hereabouts ms th**
editor of the Fowler Tribune The
party came over to t.a Junta as an
«*scort to the elder llu*k. wlio left'
the same evening for his Indiana
home After a ten days' visit th*
latter is convinced that there is no
place Ilk* tin- Arkansas Valley He
will probably he among the te w
emte rs to this Und of promise be
for** many moons
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A tratuload of fat *atth- will l av*
the \rkans.i» Valley Hunday utght
f**r Tatoiua, Wash . the first ship
meat of tile kind In tie- history of
this section \ second I rain load will
b**ve the valley for the same point
on the following Sunday During tie
past Week a representative of He* !
Carsten I'a* king Comjiany. of
lira. Wash, has been buying all of
the rut cattle he could g.-t hold of
around these parts, and by paying !
Kansas City prlc* s on He- hone
mark*-! secured all the stink the
Gehhardts. of Mwlnk. had f*»r sale,
and also all that 1(11* v of Fowler,
would part with ||«, |» ill look
Ing for more stuck of He sane* *l*
script lon. ms his tompauy suppli* s
an enormous territory in th*- north
weal that Is short of (st cattle at
He pr« sent tine Tie first ship
uemt tomorrow night win p,
thirty tars. and on* w*ek later He re
will In* another tratuload
♦
Monday J K Gauger s*dd a
me* third interest in tie* Falrvl.-w
I .mikl and Canal Company to C K
Msddo* k«. of Cuhirado Springs for
$ i *• «mmi Tie* transfer iie-lud* » *
on** third Int* rest in |g£ share* of
Catlln water and nlnetydwo a* r**s of
land adjoining Junta on tie* west
Mr Gauger bought the land five
years ago for tie* company for s.{»» an
a* r»\ Mini Hie Catlln water for |;iu
per share The land Is now worth
I2«m» an g.re, and the Catlln wat«r
IHK» per share Mr Gauger made
enough out of Hie land while he
owned it in pay out his original In
vestment, and the sale prl<«* of flit
tarn u all profit and all within the
short spare of five years It I* ev|-
d* lit that people who are looking for
opjsirtunities to make money don’t
have to go very far away from I*
Junta to find them Then* are just
t as many golden egg. faying around
loos* In I.a Junta as there are In
. California, Oregon, Washington, or
any other seaport.
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E. A Crooks, of the Refored Pres
byterian church, left last Tuesday f *r
Pittsburg, i’a . to attend synod. On
the way east h»* will visit friends at
Houston, 111 . »h* r** he was pastor of
the church for «ight years, and also
renew old acquaintanceships in
, Princeton. Ind. On the way home h*-
will visit his fath**r and moth«*r in
Blanchard, la . returning to La Junta
in about six u.-* ks Mrs. Crooks will
visit relatives in Kansas and Illinois
during th*- absence of her husban i
and left for Clay Center and Topeka
last Friday
Rev S. (’. Davis, formerly pastor of
the Baptist church of this clly.wrlt*-**
to change the a*l*lr**ss of his gr* at
family Journal from Willows, Calif
to Glenn, Glenn county, Calif., R F
I) No. I, where we b* lleve he is now
engaged in cultivating a near to ua
ture stunt raising prune* ind alfalfa
He concludes 'I think the great
family journal is entitled to an
amendment to its title, t»iu<-«* its
strong leadership for a dry lai Junta,
to the 'gr**at*T family Journal.' H
rah! for i dryer lgi Junta than a
two per cent. I d like t-» have t*-n
times inon*property in La Junta than
I have ev*n at tin- Inc*--ated lava
Hon. Wi- treat that th** joints will
1 nai a spanig atltn k m rlnumat.Mii
'•mi* r tin* i . r*-gim- ”
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A dri* d-up old colonel and a very
sentimental young lady were togti.'i
**r watching the sun set
She inquired gushingly. “Oh. *■•!
on* I. don't you love Longfellow k
poemi?"
’’Can't say I do.” he replied
"Never read them, in fa* t Cons
all poetry absolutely drivel.”
“But." sh persisted, "surely vmi
cannot help admiring this vers* <»f
his out of Tin- Day is Done.' you l
know And all tin night shall b*
fill** I with uiiisi* . and the cares wti h
lnf«*st the day shall fold th**lr t* nts
Ilk*- tin* Arabs, and as silently steal
away?’ ”
“By Jov*-”’ he exclaimed. ”tb» r* .*
sotin tblng In that I know th
- te-ggars the) would slmi >
st**al anything '
Ernest Limtard, familiarly kjwiwn
as “80. the Juggbr." now app- >-
ing with 'lluntrc-s.' %krit*-> from ! ■
b-do. Ohio, that they expe*T to cl
tln*lr s* a sot i next week at D**lr
Mb h lio did intend to s|N*nd the
suiuun-r her#- in |.a Junta, bet .is
* hang* d hl» mind ll*- has Just con
structed and completed a -peer * ular
juggling act, and will hav* a partner
to ussist nlm Th** a* t will t- . all
•*d Kaizic and laimtMird. mysterious
Jugglers Tin- t* am will op* n with
th* new a* t In Kansas Cltv in June
and will probably visit Col
orado before the summer Is over
Whell you see this.” Bo »« )otl
will *« * something new jug-
Kll»~ H**re Is a * ban* • f \on
*!• rly to sign up an attra t that
w* all want to see.
You may not l»« awar** of th* fa* t
but it really did rain during th**
mouth n( \pril to th* • xt*-nt .if | (13
Inch*-*. » cording to the official rec
ord of 1 n«le Sam's tain gauk The
total pre* 1 j»lt At ion for th* m*» was
I ttJ Inch* *, and Hie gr»at*st during
any twenty four hours was on \pril
(th. when we weie lnuiidat*«| to
Hie extent of O :»0 of an In. Ii Th**
number of «!u)s during Hi* uoiith
with 0.01 or more pr* « Ipltatun was
*». and In a bunch all tog* Her It
totalled 103 The number of •b ar
days during the month of Aptn was
partly cloudy 3. while cloud) day*
numbered The total pr*-* ipbatloii
'luring Hi* mouth of May up t . th**
pres* lit date I* o 3.*, Inches ill of
•hit’ll hupp* tie*] oil the Mil du> of
Hi* month, and Hie present bull* a
Hons are that this will b* th* total
for the mouth
Commercial Assistants.
Th* member* of the graduating
* la** of the commercial high »*bool
are qualified to do of fir** work In
shorthand, type writing and bookkeep
ing. .-t« These students hav* Im*«mi
*••11 drilled in Kukll**li. spelling and
•»Hi* r klndr* d bran* hew Sum* nr #b** i
students hav*- ulr* ady b* «*n doing
office Wink lliisln* *» men Infer
•St*-*! ill necurlllg Office assistants
should mnf* r with II D End ■. prin
cipal La Junta, t’olo
Print for Clean City.
The City Federation of Woman's
Clubs desire to *-ii|lsf the co-opera
i . Hon of th** children of |,a linn4 In
having a dean city
They therefore have derided to
offer the foliowring priz** For the I
t«* k yard which shows th** most im
provement and rleanllhcss, together
1 with the adjoining alley, ten dollars,
first prize, five dollars, second prise; i
three dollars, third prise
Those desiring to contest will i««ve
their names and address* s at Thotnp- 1
son s store between May 30th and j
May 27th Contest to dose Or tob* r J
lit *
NOT DEAD—POET SORN.
La Junta was shocked last Wednes
day morning by a report circulated
broadcast over town that our well
known and old-time prominent citi
zen. C. L. Seeley, hud b**« u found
dead In bod. The report was circu
lated quite early In the morning, and
in consequence the S*** I* y residence
on Smilhiaud avenue ha j some very
••arly callers who cam*- to extend
commisscratlon to the ber* aved fam
ily Mr. Se« ley met them at the
door with a winning smile, a glad
hand, and all the semblance of about
the liveliest looking corpse that ever
happened around these parts. .Mr.
fteeloy is looking for the man that
started the r*-|iort, and says that eith
er he or the author will have to
tak* a licking If they ever meet
Mr. Seeley Inform* d us on the
quiet that instead of his being sum
moned from this vale of tears lust
Wednesday morning a poet was born
in Junta on that uuspitious oc
casion.and to prove it submitted "The
Lay o( an Alfalfa Minstrel • which hc
hud indited while Batoning to the ,
song of the • arly morning stars. The j
song may have been overheard by I
som*- of Seeley's friends, who took
It for Hie “Dying Wall of uu Alfal
fa Gladiator.” Judge fur yourself.
Here it is
ALFALFA.
What uiak* .- th*- lan.lM-aj*** look so
fair.
What blossoms, bright, perfume the
air.
What plant repays th.- farmers' toil.
And will enrich the worn out soil— j
Alfalfa
What Is the crop that always pays.
And will mature In forty days.
Whose roots reach down one hundred
feet—
Resisting drought, frost and h«-at. ;
Alfalfa.
W hat grows in loam, «lay and sand,
W hat lifts the mortgage off the land.
What crop is cut three tlm* s a year, i
And no foul weeds In It ap|x*ur-
A Haifa.*
What tuak* s the swine so h* alth) i
'••i
And never raise a hungry squ*aL
That wholesome food that never falls
To put three curls In their tails-
Alfalfa
What iuak<s all other si* « k look ill**, 1
And bring th blgneat market price.
W nat fills Hi* milk pall- f*-« *J«% Hi*
calf.
And makes th** old <ou almost laugh >
Alfalfa.
W hat makes the jsiultry good as gold.
And g«-ts you ca**h from honey, sold,
v\ hat make* the huppy colts all
play.
While moth* rs gras.* throughout the
day—
Alfalfa
What plant Inis virtue in its leaves.
To cui* som** forms of hloqd disease
\ Nutrient" for huiiiau Ills,
Much better than the doctor's pills
Alfalfa
What grows on laud that Seeley s lls.
With wheat sud sugar be*-i» U s well
W'bat makes Arkuu»a* Vail ) rich.
When water flows from «****r) ditch
Alfalfa
Cheraw Assembly Hall
All as>embl) hall has Just be* 11
compb-ted in Chora w. having been
under <r*«iloii fur the past thirty
days Tin* building ts th*- result of
Interest on Hu* part of all the dll
z*-us. foil more • ully of the
z*-«l of th*- Ch« raw Orchestra or th*
Choraw Hall Company It u quite
neat and <ommo*ih»ua and will nee
essarliy prove a source of pi asur**
and comfort to th«* community.
The building was f triually opetieil
Tuesday evening and a grand piano,
pur* ha»*-*| of Arthur \\ *•»!». represent
ing the Iji Junta Music Company.was
InstalbMl The hall was charmingly
decorated in bright flowers, potted
plntita and flags, and a delightful mu
sical program was itiveii ,N« ar .'mi
p**ople were 111 attendant o
I We give the program b* low
We Meet Again I lay a Male Voire*
Koto 11loom Orchestra
Annie l«aur|e Udlws* Trio
Golden Reward Orchestra
Tho First Quarrel . . Vocal Duet
Hauta Bella Orchestra
Tin* County Fair . . Comic Quartet
Bohemian Girl Orchestra
Spring Time Waltg Orchestra
We Would Not Talk of Our Neigh
bors . Duet
Grand Modi y . . Miked Quartet
I Angels* Hereuade Fluie ami Violin
' HeltcHoO Male Vob es
Old Glory Orchestra
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I WilliamsSmith~
Dry Goods Company
Women’s percale waists, all sizes to select
from, neat patterns, variety of figures.
Choice
29c
Zephyr ginghams, thirty inches wide. These
are in the newest patterns, this season’s
styles. Choice
15c
Queen Quality shoes, oxfords and pumps.
Per pair
$2.50 to $4.00
New summer dresses, white voile, marquisette,
allover embroidery, colored dresses in
ginjrham, batiste, lawn and dimity
$2.50 to $16.50
Trimmed hat specials
3.95, 4.75, 5.95, 6.75
Saturday flower sale, three lots, three prices.
19c, 29c, 39c
W illiams Smith
Dry Goods Company
TKe May Hew
House Furnishing' Co.
The New Go-Cart,THe
Oriole
A
one- the Oriole eo-cart. We have just
received a laree shipment of these carts.
Come in and examine them—ranging
in price from
$8.50 up
Folding go-carts from $4 up
Porch Furniture
Handmade old hickory porch furniture- a
porch furniture that the weather will
not affect. Chairs and rockers at
$4
Refrigerators, of all
Makes
The White Frost refrigerator leads them
all. This one is conceded by all to be
the most sanitary refrigerator made,
and that means the cheapest refriger
ator made. Leonard genuine porcelain
lined refrigerators, white enamel re
frigerators, zinc and galvanized iron
lined refrigerators. Good refrigerators
from
$8.50 up
Vudor Porch Shades
rour tl e S*£i l3 ' 50, ei|iht fwt
The Vudor reinforced hammocks at $2.50.
The Mayhew
House Furnishing Co.