La Junta tribune., 1911-07-01

where a bureau almost identical with
ours was allowed to come under Do
litical control the secretary appointed
was saloon boss. Upon the n-po-
lltical character Of the bureau de-
pends It's usefulness and very exist
ence.
lis your husband in favor OF the
initiative and referendum"
Yes" replied the woman In the
sun bonnet, and the recall and local
option and anything thatll enable
him to go to the polls and miss a
days work
The first week Of school this spriny
one OF the new teachers took her
class In natural history for = Satur-
day afternoon outing through = park.
On Monday she Was celebrating on
what they had seen.
And now" said she. while We
are speaking Of sheep. can anyone OF
you tell me the names Of the male.
the female. and the offspringr'
Il kin. teacher" volunteered the
class star It's Ram the Daddy.
Dam the Nanny. and Lam the Kid"
DR.. b. J. Patterson, OF Rexford.
Kan, and J. Frank Burger. OF Menlo.
Kan, were in La Junta last SAiur-
day as pathfinders for the longest
and greatest motorcycle tour ever
made. The Famous Kansas Shor,
Grass Motorcycle Club viii tour
western Kansas and Eastern Colora-
do, leaving Rerford August sth. and
arriving In La Junta two days later
There will be from $50 10 200 motor,
cycles in the run. which is 300 miles
In length. besides about twenty auto
mobiles They will go as far as
Canon City and Colorado Springs and
then start on the return trip.
=
c G. Hoelwarth. OF the La JuntA
Hotel. Is making great Improvements
al that hostelry. and before he is
through will have expended over
81 900 in rearranging and overhaul.
ing the entire interior. New plumb
ing is being Installed throughout, and
the interior will be- sanitary and
zfrfEslN to- A., -. Ill - l..
contemplated Improvements are made
At present the hotel is closed but IL
Is expected 10 hay. II ready to Re-
sumo business about the middle Of
the present month. MIR. Hoelwarth
made a success of the hotel business
In Pus bio. and is confident that there
Is no better field anywhere for an
up-to-date hostelry than In La Junia
The great family Journal Is In re.
c"ipt Of a souvenir postal from Dr.
Frank Finney. dated Paris, Franz,
Jun. 18th. showing a reproduction OF
the Grand Hotel. et H. Cafe de Ia
Pair''-whatever that Is In some
OF the big towns of the L. $. A.,
We have noticed places labeled
cafe" where they have very allur.
ing attractions for denizcn OF a
dry town. but this does not look like
one Of them. Dr. Finney says We
will have Paris In two weeks. SO
please send the Tribune 10 Lucerne.
Switzerland. care OF Thomas Cook 4
Son, until further notice. as We ex.
pect to b. In and about there for
two months. We are all well and
enjoying the many interesting sights
Of Paris %
Down In Kansas mCst of the far.
mers are planting patches Of alfalfa
on the south side of their homes.
They have found out what W. have
known In Colorado for forty years
tina, field growing alfalfa oo1Is the
temperature from ten 10 twenty de
sre,s on a hot day Alfalfa is filled
with moisture and Is death to no,
winds. which usually come from III.
south. In fact, most Of the Kansas
Wind comes from that direction.
For the very opposite reason farmers
do not aim 20 plant their wheat on
the south sid. OF their homes and /,
Is a pious idea, Wind passing over
wheat Stubbie after harvest time
viii raise the temperature from ten
TO twenty degrees. Once a preacher
refused TO pray for rain when all the
Other sky pilots In town we're doing
80, What is the use" he asked.
when the wind is from the southi"
Mex, Monday the county oommis-