La Junta tribune., 1911-03-04
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ABOUT
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Ed Eyeat,, Of Beatrice. Neb., who
recently. purchased A. II. Evers' place
four miles west OF town. arrived In
town the first OF the week accom-.
panied by carload OF household
goods, lots of good stock. farming vi
plements. and q bran new five pas
senger Regal automobile. Mr.. Evea,,
is the first farmer in this section
TO be in the automol lie class. The
Indications y. the present time are
that all OF the farmers hereabouts
will be riding In automobiles and
wearing diamonds before the world Ia
another year older.
c. W Ecton sold his ranch, three
miles west OF La Jun,a, near +. y.
Berry's place, to J. A. Mckelyey, OF
Olathe. Kan. a few days ago and
will once more become resident OF
La Junta. The consideration was sl3.-
$50. or $40 an acre. Mr. Ecton
bought the ID. r. Rich place. at s22
Smithland avenue. and is al
ready located there. Alex Yant. OF
Rocky Ford. was the owner. Mr.. Me
Kelyey Is cousin OF DR. W NJ
Moore. and Is expected to arrive in
La Junta In the very near future.
This prohibition story is now going
In Kansas. prohibition candidate
had so much campaign literature left
over that he stored I, In his barn,
not thinking about the cows. The
cows ate the literature and every COW
on the place went dry. A great deal
OF dry literature has been circulated In
La lunta during the past month and
we hope 1t has the same effect as
similar dose had upon the Kansas
boyines.
c. G. withers. for many years con
nected with the Pue 10 Chiefain. and
deputy state treasurer under the
regime OF A. Z. Bent, has Just re-
ceiyed the appointment OF receiver
OF public moneys In the land office
al Pueblo MIR Withers Is held in
the highest esteem by all who know
him. and especially by the newspaper
boys Of the state for whom he al.
Ways has the winning smile. the
glad hand. or even the loan Of five
spot-when you happen to be In dire
distress. long ways from home and
no railroad pass In your pocket.
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Receipts OF cash fees In the office
Of the county clerk for the month of
February aggregated total OF <6i3..
%. as compared TO ss92 30 for the
same month of the previous year
There were only twenty-five working
days In February for the county
clerk. the postmaster. lankers, school
teachers. and other nabots of earth,
there being four Sundays and two
holidays Every other day viii be
holiday bye and bye-proyiding the
matter IL left TO Colorado legisla.
ture. the motto OF which these Gays.
is, DO nothing-escept draw your
salary and your breath"
The Kansas Editorial Association.
without one dissenting vote. passed
a resolution declaring that prohibition
of the liquor traffic was the fixed
and settled policy OF the Kansas peo.
pie. and that all talk and schemes
for resubmission originated outside
the state. The editors are from all
parts Of Kansas. they are close 20
the people and know what they are
talking about II iher. Is ever All.
other legaiired saloon In Kansas u
viii be after the Ethiopian has
changed hts skin and the leopard his
spots
Last Saturday afternoon very
much excited local business man
rushed into the back door OF our sane.
'um sanctorum and wanted to know
" II was tru. that = delegation OF
twenty-five. business men had waited
upon us In a body and ordered their
Advertisements out OF the Tribune
Nay. nay. Pauline. not yei-no, one.
Later. others called at the offiec.sev.
crai OF them. all with a different
story. They had heard that from
s.v"n'y.fy. TO 200 people had called
At this office aud stopped the
paper" No. the paper Isn't ssoDp-d
yet We couldn't AFFORD to have "
stopped or even stop 1, Of our own
volition without working = great
hardship upon both the editor and