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La Junta City Directory
1914 - 1915
Miscellaneous Information
GOVERNMENT
CITY GOVERNMENT
City Hall 13 E 2d
Municipal Officials
- Mayor - J N Lamb
- Mayor Pro Tem - A C Draper
- Attorney - H W Allen
- Clerk - S W Brown
- Treasurer - J W Fisher
- Police Magistrate - J M Teter
- Engineer - F T Lewis
- Fire Chief - A H Wieneke
- Water Commissioner - S W Brown
- Health Officer - W M Moore
- Street Commissioner - R W Staley
- Marshal - A H Wieneke
- Night Marshal - Edw Chestnut
- Garbage Man - E L Trueblood
Board of Aldermen
Meeting Nights - First and third Mondays in each month
- First Ward - T C Davis, C R Moore
- Second Ward - A C Draper, W Y Black
- Third Ward - C H Blankinship, J W Warner
Ward Boundaries
- First - Raton Av east to limits
- Second - Raton Av west to San Juan
- Third - San Juan Av west to limits
Standing Committees
- Streets and Alleys - Davis, Draper, Black
- Fire and Police - - Warner, Blankinship, Davis
- Ordinance and License - Black, Draper, Moore
- Water Works and Sewers - Blankinship, Warner, Moore
- Finance and Salaries - Moore, Davis, Black
- Printing and Electric light - Draper, Warner, Blankinship
City Water Works
- Pumping Station - North of River, west of State Bridge
- Water Commissioner - S W Brown
- Pumpers - Ivan Kiser, Thos Nicholson, Noah George
Fire Department
13 E 2d
- Chief - A H Wieneke
- Driver - Gerald Daniher
John Fisher Hose Company No. 1
- President - A H Wieneke
- Vice-President - C W Wonderly
- Secretary - Andrew Mayers
BOARD OF EDUCATION
210½ Santa Fe Ave
- President - Rufus Phillips
- Secretary - Ellen Guthrie O'Neil
- Members - J W Sherman, K M Dameron, T C Coltman
- Supt City Schools - F P Austin
Otero County Union High School No 1, Preparatory Dept
San Juan av sw cor 8th
- R D McClintock, Principal
- E K Giffen, R H Bronson, Lena Webber Greenen, Agnes C Healy, R L Hunt, Teachers
Otero County Union High School No 1, Commercial Dept
210½ Santa Fe av
- J E Gilkey, Principal
- Mrs Gertrude Ballard, A P Meub, Teachers
Columbian School
Colorado av se cor 6th
- J W Roberts, Principal
- Genevieve Conlin, Elizabeth Gibbs, Cora Kampf, Blanche Reckord, Elda Stubbs, Teachers
Lincoln School
2d sw cor Belleview av
- J W Shank, Principal
- Marie Buckley, Ermine Hall, Clara Hill, Ella M Leahy, Edith Rowe, Martha Snoddy, Alice M Wieland, Freda Kiser, Teachers
Park School
Santa Fe av cor 9th
- C M Herren, Principal
- Agnes Fedde, Ida Herren, Mabel Lesher, Alma Mickelson, Rose Mills, Justine Rourke, Pearl Wieland, Teachers
North La Junta School
North La Junta
- Jesse L Kellogg, Principal
- Mary Beatty, Estella McCauley, Hazel Wolfe, Teachers
East La Junta School
East La Junta
Kindergarten
610 Colorado av
- Frances I Robinson, Hazel Lee, Teachers
South La Junta School
3½ mi sw of city
- Edith Bickel tchr
- Supervisor of art - Mary Calfee
- Supervisor domestic science - Pearl Horn
- Supervisor of music - Valentine Preston
- Supervisor of manual training - R O Trueblood
- Director Boys' Club - Lloyd W Maxwell
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
- County Seat - La Junta
- Court House - Between 2d and 3d sts, Colorado and Santa Fe aves
- County Jail - 222 E Second
- Poor Farm - 3½ mi sw of city
County Officials
- Assessor - J A Gauger
- Deputy Assessor - C C Buchanan
- Attorney - C E Sabin
- Clerk and Recorder - G E McCauley
- Deputy Clerk- J B Morehead
- Coroner - R D Thompson, Rocky Ford
- Horticultural Inspector - E N Berry
- Judge - E W McDaniel
- Physician - H E Hall
- Sheriff - Alex Yant
- Undersheriff - Chas D Steward
- Superintendent of Schools - S S Phillips, Rocky Ford
- Superintendent of Poor Farm - J C Thiverge
- Surveyor - Mark Denson, Rocky Ford
- Treasurer - Benj G Wilson
- Deputy Treasurer - Carlos M Wilson
- State Senator - F M Weiland, Fowler
- Member Legislature - O W West, Rocky Ford
County Commissioners
Meet first Monday in each month
- W T Barnard, chairman, Fowler
- F M Harsin, Rocky Ford
- W R Cartwright, La Junta
County Court
Sessions - First Mondays in March, June, September and December
District Court, 10th Judicial District
Sessions - First Monday in January, second Monday in June, third Monday in October
- Judges - C S Essex, Pueblo; J E Rizer, Pueblo
- District Attorney - John W Davidson, Pueblo
- Deputy District Attorney - A B Wallis, La Junta
- Clerk - A S Marshall
- Deputy Clerk - Blanche B Brown
Justices of the Peace
- Ed Devine, Fowler
- W S McDonald, Fowler
- J H Trent, Manzanola
- T R Dooley, Manzanola
- Jos M Powars, Swink
- J S Westfall, Swink
- R R Bartholomew, Cheraw
- Aaron Wilkins, La Junta
- Jas M Teter, La Junta
- J M Chritton, Rocky Ford
- C W Fenlason, Rocky Ford
CHURCHES
- Baptist
- First - 5th ne cor Colorado av, Rev Emmanuel Payne pastor
- Catholic
- St Patrick's - 2d sw cor Lincoln av, Rev Felix Dilly pastor
- Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe - 3d nw cor Maple av, Rev Felix Dilly pastor
- Christian
- First - Santa Fe av nw cor 5th, Rev E H H Gates pastor
- Christian Science
- First Church of Christ, Scientist - Harmony Hall, Mrs G W Barngrover first reader
- Episcopal
- St Andrew's - Colorado av ne cor 4th, Rev J H Darling rector
- Holiness
- Holiness Church of God - 112 W 9, G E Stibbs pastor
- Mennonite
- Santa Fe av nw cor 8th, Rev J A Heatwole pastor
- Methodist Episcopal
- First - 601 San Juan av, Rev Howard Goldie pastor
- African M E
- Hubbard's Chapel - 2d se cor Smithland av, Rev T L Cate pastor
- Presbyterian
- First - 3d se cor Santa Fe av, J D Langley pastor
- Reformed - 316 Carson av, Rev E A Crooks pastor
NEWSPAPERS
POSTOFFICE
119 Santa Fe av
- Postmaster - Marion R McCauley
- Asst Postmaster - Vernon D Arntzen
- Clerks - Vern H Mann, Clyde Sinclair, Lucy A Devine, Henry A Sieber, Neil V Bradish, Ivan Hilliar, L A Thompson
- City Carriers - Jas Bosley, Leon E Eddy, Frank D Winship
- Rural Carriers - Alfred Brooker, rte 1; John H Simonton, rte 2; Henry T Cornwell, rte 3
HOSPITALS
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City Hospital - 9th se cor Carson av, H E Hall, pres; A L Stubbs, sec; R A Steen, treas
- Mennonite Sanitarium - Five miles southwest of city
- Santa Fe Hospital - 4th and Smithland av, Frank Finney, chief surgeon
- Valley Hospital - 912 Raton av, E W Ragsdale, mgr.
LIBRARIES
HALLS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS
SECRET SOCIETIES
TRADES AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division 505 - G A Whitehead, C E; Elijah Smith, sec. Meets every Tuesday at K of P Hall.
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Spanish Peaks Lodge No 328 - Rolla Smith, pres; W S Morehouse, sec; J H Geiger, treas. Meets every Monday afternoon at K of P Hall.
- Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, Local No 825 - H S Downey, fin sec and agt; Jas H Coleman, treas. Meets first and third Fridays at 318 Cimarron av.
- Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen No 655 - Bert Hodge, pres; H C Trent, sec. Meets every Monday at K of P Hall.
- Grand International Auxiliary to Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Right Bower Division No. 424 - Mrs Wm Heirgood, pres; Mrs. I W Kiser, sec. Meets first and third Wednesdays at Moose Hall.
- Ladies Society of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Arkansas Valley Division No 190 - Anna Maxwell, pres; Alice Balch, sec.
- International Typographical Union, La Junta-Rocky Ford Local No 722 - Fred Davis, pres; Will Gault, sec-treas.
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America No 1637 - G W White, pres; O A Worman, sec. Meets first and third Saturdays at K of P Hall.
- Trades and Labor Assembly - G W White, pres; W C Jones, v-pres; Kerr Stewart, sec; O A Worman, treas.
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS
- La Junta Gun Club - Jas Higgins, pres; W L Brosius, treas; J F Cook, sec.
- La Junta Industrial Association - W E Andrews, pres; C E Sabin, sec.
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