La Junta tribune., 1910-04-09
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very little money and the commits
sioners will probably take some def
mite action in the matter at the
present monthly meeting OF the
board
Last Wednesday morning while En-
ginesr Whitehead was pulling No. 2
into Dodge City with engine No. $50.
the main axle OF one OF the big
drivers broke square in two with
crack like the sho, OF cannon. The
axle is a solid piece OF steel nine
inches In diameter and looks as
break it In two. Fortunately the
train was not going very fast and
no particular damage was done. The
engine had Just recently been turn
ed out OF the shop after general
overhauling.
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the quarto-centennial edition of the
Steamboat Pilot. published at Steam
boat Springs, Colo. way up on the
new Moffa,t road II is work of
art from a topographic standpoint.
and its sixty four pages, printed on
enameiled book paper, are replete
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tons OF the Industries and landscape
OF that section. The edition would
be credit to any metropolitan print
shop in the country. aud that is
saying a good deal for the printery
which otfclates as the Pilot OF Steam
boat Springs.
Our new Man About Town head
was designed by ]. Fred Howe. ad.
vertising man. card writer and win
dow dresser for one OF the leading
business houses Of Colorado Springs.
II is a great Improvement upon the
one that has hitherto adorned this
column. which was the work OF a
Denver artist Mr. Howe has decid-
I'd talent In getting up nifty and at.
tractiye advertising designs. and We
expect soon to have some more of
his work In the columns OF the great
family journal. Mr.. Howe designed
the very attractive ads OF the First
National Bank. which have been fea-
lures OF this paper for several weeks
past
c. H. Downer has returned to
La Jun,a and been at home for
Several days. He Is landing
all kinds OF business with
Humphreys new traction e1cayator.
which Is said to be the greatest digy-
ing machine ever invented. Al the
present time Humphreys 4 Downer
have two machines at work. one hav-
ing Just been shipped TO Greeley
where 1t will be engaged for six
weeks on a contract, The firm is
now figuring on digging thirty-fiye
miles of trench for the company that
i to furnish Rocky Ford with pure
water supply from the Box Springs
country. and II this Job is landed
they will have enough work 10 keep
them busy most Of the summer,
Two weeks from today there will
be some automobiles In La Junta. Ar.
rangcments for the endurance run
from Hutchinson. Kan. to Pueblo. on
April ed and I'D are practically com.
picted. and a dozen or more automo-
run TO Las Animas on Saturday morn
ing. April Esd. and act as an official
escort to La Junta OF the automobile
party OF newspaps rmen that are max
ing the pioneer journey over the pro-
posed New Santa fe Trail This run
viii stimulate interest in the Arkan.
Sas Valley. as well as the trail. and
viii form the most extensive. the
most attractive and the most cffcc-
tive advertising scheme ever devised
or set to work In behalf OF any To-
callty
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Colorado Is winning recognition
throughout the country for the thor.
oughncss OF the plans inauguratcd by
the Colorado Association for the Pre-
ven,ion and Control Of tuberculosis