La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1906-03-28
UP AND DOWN TINE VALLEY.

install day current in that burg
early in April.
Rocky Ford has appropriated S26.-
l32 for corporate expenses during
the next is. al year.
Municipal ownership of the light
ing plant is the burning question at
Canon City these days.
STRAyED Yellowish red muley
COW; branded lazy II left thigh, and
Ii left side; six years old. Finder
notify S. Matson.
With prospect of clean, spark
ling, spring water for domestic uses
and an electric light plant Ordway is
feeling jubilant.
Rocky Ford has established new
record for polltax collections this
year. the total amount aggregating
$3.50. That's hard to beat.
The Lamar land officials are kept
busy these days accommodating the
rush Of homeseekers after govern
ment land in Prowers county.
Lamar bowlers have reached the
high score of 279. and feel so elated
that they are talking of organizing a
team and challenging the world.
That hell hath no fury like an edi-
tor on the warpath is much in evil
dence at Syracuse. Kan. where the
editorial atmosphere is very lurid
these days.
Manzanola wants a shoemaker
man who will make a good citizen.
do his work we'll and remain per-
manently. For such a man there is
good opening.
Hunting without a license is ex-
pensive. Three Rocky Ford parties
were fined S25 and costs each for in
dulging in this practice last week.
Hunting licenses only cost 81 per
year.
+. J. Smith was called to Prince
ton. ILL.,, last week by the death of his
father. Rev. f. G. Smith. at an ad-
yanced age. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Smith and Edwin. Rocky
Ford Enterprise.
The American Beet Sugar Com
pany has taken over all the land re-
Gently purchased by their manager.
Weitzer, and have paid to J.J. CooI.
er and John X. Mulvane the sum of
SAG. sO0.-Las Animas Leader.
Only one ticket in the field at the
city election in Lamar this year.
Same old story. Happens every year.
There must be a municipal owner
ship trust in that burg. Charles
Maxwell is the candidate for mayor.
Ordway will scrap over the ques-
ton of license or no-.icense at the
coming city election. Two tickets
nave been nominated. and strange to
say the candidates on each ticket are
all in favor of more water for Ord
way.
A prominent citizen Of Olney play
ed lucky one day last week while
cleaning a gun that he didn't
know was loaded" Fortunately. in
stead Of blowing of some ones head
he only shot the top drawer of
mis- dresser.
Syracuse, over in Kansas, was bur
dened with a huge influx of pros
pective homeseekers last week and
the real estate men reaped . rich
harvest. Whether the homeseekers
will fare equally As well later on is
problematical.
La Animas will fight to finish at
the coming city election for and
against the continuance Of the saloon.
he republican ticket has espousei
the cause Of prohibition and has
nominated Frank Kreybill for mayor.
The democrats are in opposition
with II. l. Lubers for mayor.
State Auditor Bent is in town to-
day, having just returned from kan-
- City. where he closed . deal for
tn sale Of his Morse Lords to . cosn-
pany Of which Senator Swink Is tie
heod- Tie lsnds viii be sskdivi3ed
q eoce, new houses vill be esected