La Junta tribune., 1909-07-24

eventually there Will be grass grow.
ing In all Of the streets, and the
town will go TO the dogs entirely. Al
town that will admit that booze Is
and has been its lifeblood and the
animatlng principle Of its very ex.
istence does not deserve any better
fate than TO be wiped off the map.
No one denies that the new conditions
will work hardship upon the city
government. The appropriations and
the tax levy for the year have been
made. and there is no way OF ac-
quiring sufficient revenue to meet
the expenses. The town is not bank.
rupt, however, and whatever incon.
venienve there may be, will only
be temporary. There has never
been any trouble In disposing OF
the warrants issued by the
city and all Of this fol de
rol about the city's going out OF
business is nothing but rot, pure and
simple. Within a year the very
people who are opposing the present
dry condition will be Its most en-
thusiastic supporters, and would not
change back to the old order of
things under any circumstances. This
has been true In other communi.
ties and will be In La Junta inside
OF one short year.
A Santa Fe train was delayed near
Lawrence and the people not only
had to wait and bear the heat but
Carrie Nation was on board and
talked.
The Parson-You shouldn't drink
80 much whiskey. II will do you no
permanent good You should drink
milk. for II contains all the elements
Of blood.
The Tippler-Might s-suit you all
RI. mister. but I amt bloodthirsty.
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Bootlegging is flourishing In La
Junta and Las Animas. according to
reports. The booze dispensed is SO
vile that the vendors find IL neces-
sary to furnish Identification cards
and bottle OF fit medicine with each
half pint sold, but SO long as the sa-
looms are out OF business, the good
prohibition brothers do not care what
the other half drinks.-l.amar Sparks.
You have been misinformed. There
IL nothing doing. as you will find out
II you care TO make q personal In.
vestisation.
Fred Mason. of the La Junta Trib-
une. considers the good old Arkansas
river water served the citizens Of the
railroad metropolis. the best ever. IN
points to his own 220 pounds avoir.
dupols. after using the stuff for
twelve or thirteen years. ~ an ex.
ample OF Its beneficent effects. But
how will II be under the new regime.
when 1t yiil be an impossibiiity to
obtain any microte killer to settle
the water!-Lamar Sparks. Nothing
II Impossible. Where there's . will.
there's = way. Is It not so! Yes!
Bent Murdock figured out that the
man who drinks three ten-cent
glasses Of whiskey . day for 4 year.
spends enough money for whiskey to
buy three barrels Of -four. twenty bu.
shells Of potatoes. two hundred lbs.
granulated sugar. one barrel of crack.
srs. one pound OF pepper. two pounds
tea, fifty pounds salt. nifty pounds
rice. nifty pounds butler. ten pounds
cheese. twenty-five pounds coffee. ten
pounds candy. three Aosea cans to-
matoes. ten dozen pickles. ten dozen
oranges. ten dozen bananas. two dos.
On cans corn. etsAtsen boxes Of
matches. half . bushel Of beans. ten
cakes Of soap. one case Of rolled oats.
and stili have $3.50 left to give bis
wife for q new dress.
Al the meeting OF the charter con.
vention At Grand Junction one night
this week. one Of the most drastic
prohibition sections ever presented
for consideration Of any legislative
gathering was taken up for discus.
sion. Under Its provision the manu-
facture or sale Of intoxicating liquor
In the city Of Grand Junction v pro-
hibitcd. ~ II also the storing and
giving Il away. No resident Of the
city can kssp Intoxicating liquors on
haad for their own personal use. OF
1oe Tie purpose oe satsrtsinment
While The provision has not been
adopted. III other provisions prsssht'