La Junta tribune., 1909-10-09

presented to the city twenty years
40 by Mr.. Woodruff vas moved
nom First street and located on
tne west side Of the park. opposite
tne Commercial College. This foun.
tain is supplied with basins for
watering horses and dogs as well as
humans 1t has been moved three
times since 1t was first installed In
- Junta. and John johnson, who
erected 1t in the first instance. has
had the honor since OF moving 1t
twice 1t was first installed on
Front street In front of a famous
restaurant of pioneer days. called the
Hungry Mans Paradise" 1t became
= nuisance, however. on account OF
not having a sewer outlet, and was
moved to the north side Of First
street, where II was used very little
and finally put out OF commission al.
together by order OF the city council.
All three fountains have been connec-
ted with the sewer and will be sup
piled with running water at all hours
OF the day and night The new san.
itary fountains have no cups. the
basin being provided with four pipe
outlets through which the water bub-
bles up You have to quench your
thirst in a manner similar to the
feat of drinking water out of the
nozzle of a hose-which is sanitary
all risht-more sanitary than 1t is
convenient.
In the newspaper business life is
just one damn thing after another.
We have never yet succeeded In get
ting out an issue OF the paper that
some one didn't come around the
next day with knock or boost
for that particular edition. Last wees {
real estate man came around early
Saturday morning and wanted to
know II the paper had been mailed
yet The paper is always mailed
Friday night II 1t takes until Satur-
day morning at &. m. to do 1t.
We acquainted the r. g. IN. with this
fact. aud with the further fact that
We still had few copies left. Il
wish you would take 'em all and
burn 'em up. It's about the worst
lot OF junk | ever saw turned loose
In La Junta, and II 1t don't beat me
out OF 1000 commission I'll be
greatly surprised" And that's the
Otero ditch We are the paid hireling
OF the La Junta Land Company. and
II We utter a word of criticism Of
the ditch or its management we are
thiriysecond degree knocker. II
we refuse tender OF $500 prize
money TO support the saloon ticket
we have had change OF heart. y
and II We refuse TO support the TEN
perance ticket for marbles or chalk
or anything else OF value. why We
are Tot, the saloons any way. and
nobody expected anything else; II
we go to church we are a hypocrite
and Expect to gain subscriber or
two on the strength of It.. and II
we don't we are heather and past
redemption any way. AS long as we
preside over the destinies OF the
Tribune we are going To hew to
the line In our own sweet way with.
out the aid or consent. suggestion or
intimidation of any person, clique.
faction or party, and TO hell with
the clips, as our strenuous ex.presi-
dent says when he desires to be par
ticularly explicit and emphatic. II
we boost for anything IL will be for
the reason that we believe II has
merit and is for the best interests OF
the community. and II We knock on
anything II will be for the reason
that n our judgment Il deserves
KNOCKING. and not for the purpose OF
venting personal spite or hope OF
injurils some individual or set OF
individuals.