La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13

Nearly every day some absent
minded Traveller who is enjoying a
constitutional on the depot platform
aas narrow escape from being
drowned by the laps who are en-
gagged in filling the water tanks in
the passenger coaches, One day
this week a section o. the hose
sprung a leak and emitted a tiny.
thin spray that ascended upwards for
a distance OF ten feet The leak
vas located right in front Of the steps
of coach where passengers were as
cending and descending while wait
Ing for the train 10 get ready 10
start Apparently the only one who
observed the leak was mischieyous
switchman who vas standing fifty or
seyeny-fiye feet away. near the hy-
drant where the water Is turned on.
and Jap came along almost immed
lately and turned the water off. A
young lady. fair and good TO look
upon, who had been buying postcards,
started for the train. and as she
reached the steps Of the car stopped
a moment 10 rubber around. The
swttchman was rubbering, too, and
noticed that she was standing direct.
ly over the leak In the hose which
had been sending fine spray
straight up like a fountain. Oppor-
tuniiy comes to switchman but
once In lifetime. Ike the rest OF
US. and he Immediately recognized
the fact that his opportunity had ar
rived. He approached the hydrant
and gently turned the water on full
force Wow, What eommotion
there was in female lingerie. and
what a wars hoop a young lady mos,
diyinely fair can emit under great
proyocatlon. There was one prolonged
scream OF feminine distress. and
feat OF gymnastics In climbing
aboard a train and out OF sight such
as is seldom Witnessed The switch
man gave the high sign to the goat
and sought the seclusion Of the outer
yards to enjoy horse laugh With
himself
These special Interests are non-par.
,isan. they are strictly business" as
Jay Gould used to be In New York
They aaye helped the Republican
party sometimes. and the Democratic
party sometimes. Just now they are
helping the Democrats In this state.
the democratic party Is now In power.
The Denver public utility corporations
elected one Of their attorneys TO the
United States senate two years ago.
and another one 10 be governor. and
they will Doubtless coliinue to act
with and through tha, party as long
as they can control II.
Trinidad is going TO have the next
meeting OF the Colorado State Realty
Dealers Association on October ith
and 9Th. This meeting is expected to
be the largest ever held In the bis.
tory Of the organiEarion-eacept the
one IN La Junta last May. when We
expected 10 have 400 In attendance.
but didn't. II IL wasn't for ,he fact
that misery loves company the of.
ficers of the La Junta Industrial As.
ISOLATION would probably warn Trini-
dad. but as II is they viii probably
permit that burg to ge, stuns.
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r W. Mcdaniel. recent arrival
from Los Angeles. Calf. has been
employed To run the gasoline motor
car on the alfalfa branch OF the
! Santa fe-as soon as IL arrives. Mr..
Mcdaniel is a graduate from the me
ohanieal department of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. and has toured
South America and mos, of the L. $.
A. His specially is gasoline engines,
and II b. can max. all OF EN- do
: business as well as his namesake
does the democratic party In otero
county he ts entitled 10 the crown Of
. mechanical genius.
.
There ar. over ten million t.ie-
phone stations In the world. A sta.
ti-'ieal review Of the telephone In.
dnsiry gives this astounding fact and
} also states tha, there are over TWEEN.
v'scven million miles Of wire Two.
! thirds Of the telephones and wire
mileage are 10 the United States. The
telephone business Ia put In th.
} third rank among this oounty's in.
) dus,ries. putting II on the basis OF
! p.r-caplta Investment. II IL slightly