La Junta tribune., 1909-08-28

the latter commodity is a scarce ar
ticle and. not available In any pub
lie place. Even dog has a hard
time 10 get drink OF water In La
Junta these days, unless he Is intellt-
gent enough to make his wants and
wishes known in dog lingo. When
you Danish saloons something else
beside churches ought to be provid-
ed to take thier place The leap
across the gulf is too wide to be
made at a single bound.
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A post card from our distinguished
local jurist announces the arrival
Of +. w. Mcdaniel at Ogden, Utah.
where he is probably renewing his
acquaintance with some OF the Nor
mon flames he used to cultivate In
his adolescence. He says: Am writ
ing in rooms of Ogden Lodge, No. 7l9,
B. p. O. f. Town growing and teau-
tifying. Finest peaches In the land
and l can't eat them-except where
can get at them. Some OF the
most villainous fences here ever
saw" Twas ever thus; so near and
yet so far
! l.. A. kempton, one OF the best
known OF western actors, died at his
home in Denver last Sunday. aged
forty-seven years. His death was d.
rectly due to diabetes, from which he
had been suffering for several
months Recently he took up Chris
tian Science and refused to continue
taking medicine. From this time he
grew worse rapidly till death came.
Mr.. kempton was well known In La
Junta as the manager OF the Kemp
ton Komedy kompany, theatrical
organization that has visited this
city every summer for number OF
years.
\ western newspaper man visited
/ Washington recently and told the
following story on former Represent
alive Amos j. Cummings. OF New
York. who was once city editor Of
the Sun. One Saturday night II was
announced that all the saloons were
to be closed next day.
Mr.. Cummings called his star re-
porter. Murray.
ha
and find out II the saloons are sell
ing liquor"
It was Thursday when Tom again
appeared at the city desk
They were" he reported.
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Rocky Ford has been making a big
holler for the opening OF more streets
In that burg across the Santa Fe
right-of-way, which divides the town.
They bumped into the real thing
when Superintendent Parker visited
that metropolis last week. He ex-
hibited blue prints showing Santa fe
crossings in cities twice the size of
Toths tN
road as tha, burg is. which had no
more street crossings than Rocky
Ford has. Mr. Parker very forcibly
impressed the fact upon the minds
OF those with whom he conferred
that the Santa fc would make its
threat good to remove the railroad
yards outside the city. and put Rocky
Ford on sidetrack. unless the peo'
pie made up their minds to be sat.
isfied with present conditions. II Is
needless to say that MIR. Parkcr's
arguments were more than convinc'
ing. and that Rocky Ford viii try TO
get along with what street crossings
she already has.
4 Fishing Is still good on the roar
Ing Gunnison even though the spcck'
led beauties are as scarce as hens
teeth. II appears. however, accord.
Ing to u Boston poet. that there are
various and sundry kinds Of speckled
beauties. There were several on the
Gunnison two weeks ago. and there
may have been u recent Importation
or two. Our bachelor jeweler aud
dentist may have made a strike"
that will keep them hustling for the
remainder OF their natural lives. The
poet sings Of spcckled beauties thus
iy:
He was dashinK city chap
And hungcrcd for an outing;
And though the season II was late.
Decided To 20 trouting.