La Junta tribune., 1909-01-16
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The rumor circulated broadcast
during the past week that the new
building In which the skating rink Is
located had settled from three to
five feet and mad been condemned
ty the city council IL base canard
The mayor and some members OF the
city council inspected the building
this week, but 1t was not on This
particular account. They ordered a
fire escape placed on the building.
and the proprietors have agreed to
the necessary materials can be se-
cured and installed. Mr.. Blanken-
ship, the contractor who erected the
building, says 1t has not settled or
inch. and is as solid as the Rock OF
Gibraltar. The rink Is slnking-ssom
real money, but that is all.
SntEHI fOtItE WdS III ,dboH S'Ns
last Tuesday and while there had a
snort interview with John +. Godding
He says that Mr.. Godding is enjoy
lag the best Of health and has taken
GA quite a number of pounds Of aSoir-
uupois since his Incarceration in the
penitentiary on December 18th. The
prisoner was In a joyial mood. and
calling the attention OF the sheriff to
a spanking machine" which happen
ed 10 be In the room. promised TO
give him a demonstration of how
It worked after the days labor was
completed, providing the sheriff woult
agree to be the victim. Sheriff Pot
ter declined the honor. He is more
Interested in figuring out some
scheme whereby the ex-bank pres
ident will be compelled TO serve the
full sentence given him by the dis
irict court of Otero county.
In almost every state in the union
In which the legislatures are now
meeting. good roads bills are before
the lawmakers. In Colorado the I'LL
that will be presented calls for the
appointment OF a state highway com
mission in order that the building of
new and permanent state roads may
be carried on In a more systematic
manner than ever before. The Colo
RADIO measure has been most careful
ly drafted. and then only after many
conferences with those best posted on
the subject OF road making. Practi-
cally every commercial body in the
state is back OF the efforts OF the
Rocky Mountain Highway Association
to secure the passage OF good roads
measure. Many of the legislators
have expressed themselves In favor o
the bill, and its passage will mean as
much to the state as that of any
measure ever brought before the at
tention of the general assembly.
The Inauguration ceremonies Incl
dent to the induction into office Of
Jack Deyine. as undersheriff. took
place at the postoffice bookstore last
Wednesday morning. The Inaugural.
tion committee was composed of J.W
Fisher, s. N Rose. ID. X. Battey and
Marshal wieneke. Early on Wednes-
day morning the cx-yillage policeman
received his commission as under
sheriff, and adorned with his badge
OF authority, walked into the post
office bookstore to buy himself a
event He had been making threats
as TO what he was going to do to
various and sundry citizens as soon
AS he was empowered with the
necessary authority, and as soon as
he entered the store the inaugura-
tion committee proceeded to show
him and after "hosticing" him, as
the ex-yillage policeman vehemently
asserts. relieved him of all the valu'
ables, except real money. that he had
about his person. The ex-county
commissioner appropriated his watch
and chain. and II you want to know
what time ii is by the ex-village po-
liceman's watch, ask Fisher. Mr.
Battey appropriated the undersheriffs
badge of office. and says that he feel
perfectly competent to discharge the