La Junta tribune., 1910-02-26
MAN
ABOUT



Nellie" said the teacher. you
may tell me how TO make Maltese
cross
"step on its TAIL" answered Mel.
lie promptly.
Ugh" spluttered Mr.. Garvin. That
nut had worm in it."
Here" urged friend, offering him
a glass OF water. drink this and
wash 1t down"
Wash IT down." growled Reg. why
should L! Let him walk"
Clarence II. Mackay made the fol-
lowing statement in special TO the
great family journal Thursday after.
noon: The Mackay Companies has
sold its entire holdings of stock in
the American Telephone and Tele.
graph Company. A large part OF the
oney at least will be used to extend
and strengthen the land and ocean
systems"
At an initiation banquet given by
Beta Omega Chapter. Kappa Sigma.
at the Acacia Hotel Colorado Springs,
las, Saturday night, William Boards.
ley Winchell was one of the five In.
itiates. and Clare n. Phillips offici.
ated as toastmaster Both young men
are students at Colorado College. Out.
side of the Free Masons the Kappa
Sigma is one OF the oldes, fraterni-
ties in the world.
The pay for hauling the mails is
graduated. the ratio decreasing as
the weight increases. On roads car
rying over $4,000 pounds daily. the
pay is 3l9.2i per ton a mile. When
any amount OF mail weighing between
5000 and $4,000 pounds is carried the
road receives 5000 per ton a mile.
When the weight is below 5000
pounds the compensation is proper.
tionately larger. Roads providing mail
cars with more than forty feet OF
space draw additional pay.
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Next week there will lie a two or
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court. Judge Essex will be down on
Wednesday and hold court until the
last OF the week. there being sew
eral criminal cases to dispose Of. and
In most of which a plea OF guilty will
We entered. One of the cases that
will come up is that OF G.. c. Clinton,
printer who was In the employ Of
this office for about two months dur.
ing the latter part OF 1898. He is
charged with having too many wives
one too many. He ought TO be pre-
sented with a testimonial OF appreci.
alton for possessing a superabundance
OF nerve instead OF being sentenced
TO the pen.
Much space Is now being utilized
Ia democratic newspapers all over the
state by the press agent OF the pres.
ent state administration. They re-
cite the alleged fact that Colorado
never had a better state administra.
ton than at present. the bright par
ticular star of the whole bunch being
the secretary OF state, who II Is al
legged lis "a good example OF the
whole The press agent don't say
a word about Rhoady. the only state
official that has made a record worth
er inspector. who is In the tolls OF
the law charged with grating the
state out OF $4,000 or $4,000. II is
some consolation to know that II will
be- the dear people. and not demo.
cratic press agents. who will be call
ed upon 10 officiate as umpires In
the game TO be pulled off this fall.
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What's the matter with our demo.
cratic contingent In the halls OF Ton.
grcss? They seem to be getting very
busy Of late. Can II be that with the
advent OF spring the thoughts OF our
congressman very seriously ponder
upon the results OF the fall election ?
We give them credit for being very
wise. II behooycs them TO this year
Of grace-espeeially In Colorado. Dur.
Ing the past week we have received
Tire" separate and distinct packages
oi garden seeds. embiazonod with the
frank Of John A. Martin, NJ. c.
Also copies Of several speeches. bills.
resolutions. and sioh. In which the
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