La Junta tribune., 1909-10-16

about like that In the corrupt and
murky town II you care to pay the
heavy price of taking daily exercise
going to bed on time, and supporting
your sociability on the clear water
and cool buttermilk which were your
only potations In the country. II is
not question Of geography but OF
habits.
Christopher Columbus took his place
as a legal holiday celebrity In Colo
rado on Tuesday. October 18th. The
states in which he has that distinction
are New Jersey, New York, Pennsyl.
vania, Connecticut. Illinois, Missouri,
Montana. California and Michigan.
The observance of the date as a
legal holiday Is predicated on the ac-
cepted opinion that on that day the
Genoese explorer first discovered
land on this side in his voyage OF
1892. By modern reckoning the date
would be October 2lst. II is legal
holiday and both the court house and
the postoffice were closed all day.
The act making October 18th a legal
holiday specified that II should not
affect commercial paper, SO the banks
remained open for business as usual.
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In q recent issue of the Spokane
Daily Chronicle the first page Is EN-
bellished with a half tone likeness
of Rev. c. o. Kimt all, with the story
OF his having had the degree Of
doctor Of divinity conferred upon him
by the willamette University. Of Sa.
lem. Ore. The deree OF Phi. D.. was
conferred upon DR.. kimball some
years ago by his alma mater. McKen.
dree College. OF Illinois. the Oldest
college west OF the Allegheny noun.
tains. willamette University is the
Oldest college west OF the Rocky
mountains. DIR. Kimball was pastor
OF the Methodist church OF this city
a few years ago. and has many friends
and admirers In La Junta. He Is
now pastor OF the Vincent NJ. E.
church. OF Spokane. Wash.
One OF the rising young sons of
La Junta pranced into the office Of
the great family journal last Satur.
day morning. all out of breath, and
between gasps calculated,
''Tve found it; I've found It,"
Found what" we Queried
"The mistake in the Tribune; here
II Is. and want a ticket to the next
show" he remarked as he proudly
pointed to a missing "g" on the end
OF line that had been cut off by
the knives on the linotype.
We were sorry to disappoint the
youngster. but had to, as 1t would
establish a rather costly precedent to
offer a prize for every typographical
error found In the Tribune. We try
our best to find all the errors when
reading proof. but miss some Of them
every week. II you are inclined to
be critical, however. just take day
off and count the letters In one issue
OF the Tribune that were properly
placed-and then send US bouquet.
c. A. Lewis. accompanied by his
wife and Mrs. Jack Devine, left one
day last week by the auto route for
Albuquerque to attend the Zig terri.
torial fair. They left on the after.
noon OF Thursday OF last week and
started across the country towards
Trinidad. After they left Thatcher
they got lost on the prairie and put
In the balance OF the night autoing
across lots In a fierce rainstorm. Fl.
nally the supply OF gasoline gave on,
and Lewis had TO tramp ten miles
across the country to secure some OF
the sinews OF transportation, the
ladies OF the party spending many
weary hours In the auto meanwhile
waiting. After the auto was fired
with new blood the party decided to
return to La Junta. arriving at the
home OF the ex.village policeman
about II o'clock Friday night nearly
famished. They had been on the
road for twenty-six hours withou, n
bite to eat. The auto was stored In
garage and the party left the