La Junta tribune., 1910-07-02
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Because OF the lack Of attendance
al the ball games the Grand Junction
team WAS disbanded last Wednesday.
No little rifle like that disturbs the
equilibrium OF the iaseball magnates
of La Junla Pratt, a former crack
twirler of the La Junta team. who
has been with Grand junction dur
ing the past Two years. mas gone to
Trinidad.
Mayor h. NJ SpaIdtng. A. c. Drap-
er and G. NJ. Dameron are on the
reception committee Of theFourth OF
July celebration at Alanzanola next
Monday. They will all be there To
do the honors. Hon. Lyman !. Henry.
of Pueblo. will e the orator OF the
day. and Hon. Wm. II. McCaskill will
officiate as the master of ceremonies.
Every town In the county has repre-
sentatiyes on the reception commit
tee with the exception OF Rocky Ford.
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E p Ripley, president of the
Santa Fe. is one OF the ~isest old
fatheads In the country and predicts
that within five years the United
States Government will own every
line of railroad within its domain. He
believes that the measure for govern
ment control viii be introduced In
congress at the Initiative Of the gov
ernment for the purchase of all the
railway systems as an economic ne
cessity.-Field and Farm
William Auckland. OF ordway. was
in town several days this week at
tending the sessions OF the district
court. Mr.. Auckland reports fine
yield OF alfalfa on his ranch near
Ordway this year. which he thinks
viii average six tons for the three
cuttings /, Is his Intention to erect
"A $40. 900 alfalfa meal mill on his
ranch during the coming summer. and
will Interview the county commission
ers al the July session for the pur
pose OF securing a rightofway across
county roads for a spur track from
the Missouri Pacific
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Nine hundred dollars month for
Lase all in La Junta aud measly
$500 IA year income for local boost
ing association. and grudgingly given
at that How's that for mod
-.n. strictly up TO date town.
IL these conditions were re-
y.rsed the world. the flesh and
even the devil might become ac-
quninted with the fact that La Junta
" still the map. Tn. fact might
become so impressed upon the minds
of all that not even Rocky Ford
editor would have the temcrity TO
circulat. base rumors concerning this
burg.
The bankers of Kansas City and OF
the southwest depend, nj on the Kan.
sas CITY lanks. have asrccd TO lend
no money to anyone who intends to
use the cash for the purchase OF a
motor car. This boycott Is brought
about. the bankers say. by the es-
travagancc of the country In the
purchase OF automobiles. Thirty.two
million dollars were Invested In
motor ears In the last year In Kan.
sas. One Kansas City banker states
that his saf. contains fifty.two real
estate MORTGAGES. the money for
which he knew went for the pnr-
chase of automobiles.
Thomas l.. Blackwell Of Hotchkiss.
Colo. publisher of the North Fork
Times. was Ia town last Saturday.
making arrangements for the appear
Ance In this city on Saturday. July
30th. OF Hon. VI. ID. Vincent. of Pa
ons. Colo. who IN seeking the nom
ination for governor OF Colorado as
On insurgcni republican. All the In
surgen,s need to civ. them nation
wide popularity Is tn. endorsement of
the sphinx a, Oyster Hay. Mean.
while most Of IN. rest Of the repub-
licans on earth ar. playing tn. role
OF the sphinx and waiting for some
tangible solution Of the problem.
'what will Roosevelt, say"
Tomorrow viii be the last day OF
the postoffice In Its present quarters.
A. the close Of the Sunday hours.
twelve o'clock noon. the po-,officc
viii be moved has aud basras. to It's
new quarters In the Altera tiock on