La Junta tribune., 1909-04-10
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Town

In Colorado every Legislature is
christened with some name. appro-
pirate to its most Distinguishing char
acteristic, and forever remembered
thereby. We have ali heard OF the
..robber seventh the silly six
teenth,' and various and sundry
others. The most appropriate maine
for the present bunch OF democratic
statesmen. that we have yet heard.
Is the ''constipated seventeenth"
They did not pass single party
pledge. nor anything else for that
matter.
Don't kick because you have TO
button your wife's waist. Be glad
your wife has a waist, and doubly
glad you have wife to button a
no waists TO button. Some mems
button. Some mems wives who have
waists with buttons on to button.
don't care a continental whether they
are buttoned or not. Some men don't
have any wives with waists with
buttons on TO button any more than
a rabbit.
For the past two weeks very in
teresting and somewhat profitable
meetings have been in progress at
the Methodist church. Rev Grace.
I the pastor, has been assisted by rep
resentative ministers OF the Arkansas
Valley. The first TO come was DR..
Ayers. OF La Junta, who spoke Tues
day afternoon and evening. DR.. Ay-
ers is minister OF splendid ability.
with an evangelistic turn OF mind,
and his sermons were plain. direct
and exceedingly helpful. The congre-
cations were good and many were
\ the praises spoken in favor OF the
visiting clergyman.-Fowler Tribune.
Salida opera house. which has long
served as the city's playhouse. is
now under new management, having
been laesed for term of years by
I Messrs. N ]. Brewer and Frank r.
/ Powell, in whose hands II is undergo
( ing improvements which include a
I practical reconstruction OF the inter
| ior. decoration OF all walls, painting.
carpeting. and a completely new sys-
TEN OF electric wiring. Messrs. Pow
ell and Brewer have successfully con-
Quoted the Osos picture show on east
First street for the past year, giving
the public clean, high-class eShibi
tions and attracting good crowds by
the merit of entertainment offered
Salida Record. MIR. Powell is well
known former resident of La Junta
4 Gen. William Booth. founder and
commander-in In chief OF the Salvation
I Army. will celebrate his eightieth
birthday anniversary Saturday April
10Th, and the event will be made
the occasion of rejoicing all over
the civilized world. The army itself
Will hold big meetings in every city
and town where 1t is established.
and these will be participated in by
hundreds IL thousands Of U'her citi-
zens who were glad TO do honor to
the distinguished philanthropist. Gen.
Booth himself will preside over sew
eral monster mass meetings in Lon
don. His advanced age. and the
fact that he was operated on re-
Gently for cataract will not deter him
from taking part in the celebrations
held by his devoted soldiers,
There will be a meeting Of the
farmers and water right owners under
the Lake Canal at the Center school
house, in the Holbrook country. this
afternoon commencing at l O'Clock.
I The meeting is called for the purpose
of nominating three candidates for
directors of the Holbrook Irrigation
District. considering the division of
the territory under the Lake canal
into three directors divisions. select
ing election officers and designating
the place for holding the organization
election. The matter of reservoir
and additional water supply will al
oppose the formation of an irriga-
tunity to have their little say. A
very interesting meeting is looked
for
The city merchant talks to his pa
irons through the columns Of the
newspaper just as he talks to the
customers across his counter when
he Is showing his goods. He makes
It personal, and he fills his talk full
Of persuasiveness. The average coun-
try merchant has not learned this as
yet. He has not studied the subject
} OF ad writing, and very few OF them
ever give 1t thought. They trust
to the newspaper man to do that. who
does not necessarily know anything
about the business that he is called
upon to advertise. When merchant
complains that no one read his ad
you can bank that he does not make
them attractive enough to interest,"
people. In the cities people very
often read the ads before they do
the news or editorial columns They
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