La Junta tribune., 1909-10-23
SATURDAY. ocrosea %, 1909.
NAV As0uT
Town

decided to abolish lotteries, but IL
Will first have one immense lottery
70 close out all the old lottery com.
panies-a sort Of liquidation lot.
terry" as 1t were.
II the people who would sit and
sing themselves away to everlasting
bliss would only have as strong
wish to remain here and put a little
more every day bliss into the lives
OF others, their own chance Of future
as well as present bliss would be
increased q thousandfold.
In Its twenty years ago items the
La Junta Tribune recalls that Mr.. T.
T. Woodruff presented a piano to
the kindergarten school Mr.. Wood
ruff is charged with making similar
gifts at frequent and odd times ever
since. Queer how a habit will cling
to a man.-Las Animas Democrat.
In q church canvass In La Junta
recently 1t was shown that there
were more people who expressed a
than actually belonged. This should
afford a great field for some home
missionary to bring into the fold these
near Christians.-Garden City Herald.
Reservoir water will be on tap for
the farmers OF the Otero Irrigation
District next "Wednesday. The di-
rectors have made arrangements to
run 175 feet or more for ten days.
and the water was turned into the
river from the reservoir on Thurs
day morning OF this week. II will
be flowing In the canal next wednes-
day. and every farmer under the
Otero should avail himself of the
for winter irrigation
the very first one that the Otero
canal ever had.
Rocky Ford Is already asking the
cooperation OF towns In the Arkan-
sas Valley to secure better attraction
for next years big fair there. This
Invitation will appeal to La Junta.
Las Animas, and Lamar. whose ef
forts In the fair line have always
been 80 literally patronized by our
Rocky Ford neighbors. Everybody
ought to feel inclined to get busy
very early In the game and boost for
every enterprise that has Rocky
Ford label attached-but II Is very
doubtful whether they will or not.
Charles A. Clark. manager OF the
La Junta Electric Company. left last
Saturday night for Grand Forks. n.
d.. to visit old-time friends "and
others" In the town OF which he was
q resident for over eight years. Judge
Clark received telegram from his
prodigal son Thursday morning dated
St Paul. which simply said. "On re-
turn; all o. X" The Judge Is not
certain. but In rather inclined to en-
ter,ain the suspicion that he will
be called upon to welcome n new
at his fireside In the course
Of 4 few days.
Pueblo Is raising fund OF $780,
900 for Y. N. c. A. building. and
up to the present moment has been
successful In raising all but = few
thousand dollars Of the amount
Beatty Bros. OF Manzanola. contrib.
uted 81. 900 to the fund. The cam
paiyn closes next Monday. and at
the present time the indications are
that the entire fund Of 100000 will
be subscribed. Isn't Il about time
for la Junta to rejuvenate the Y.
N. c. A. campaign which Vas launche
in October. 1907. and abandoned on
account Of financial distress on Wall
street.
Speaking Of sugar bccts. the indi.
cations are that the crop this year
will break al previous records. One
os the prominent farmers Of the Hol.
brook country has one field Of los
acres this year. This firA has ex'
rited the wonder and admiration Of
svery one who has inspected Il dur.
|sg the growing season--svsn some
x the peoninsst factory officials. |
n. wsllssr. suDerintsndsnt Of tAs
Rocky vord factory. Who v probably |,
y veil informed - III phases a
he sugar bsst iadusesy - any one
i " Askaasas vAljsy. rscsat9 made
he prolictloa that MY acres oe thts
Held Of 100 acres wpulA have IN ~.
psass yisld Of forty toas 70 the acre.
For tAh my acres ths growsr Will
resolve Is pr ton. $500 per acre. OF
)i0, 900 for the ftfty acres. what 10
land worth that Will Yield $500 per
Icrs gfussi upon The pessunption
hat Il costs 80 Dsf acre 70 grow
beets, what 10 land vortA that yislds
. ~ rsvsaus q eiee pr scssi The
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