La Junta tribune., 1911-01-21

has a speech to make are a bore
says former Senator John c. Spoouer
81 have had all kinds. but the most
satisfactory one in my career vas
that Of a German mayor of a small
town in my state. Wisconsin. Il vas
to make a political address and the
opera house vas crowded. wheu b.
came tine 10 begin. the mayor got
up Mine friends. he said. I haf
asked been to introduce Senator
Spooner. who is TO make speeaa.
yes Ven, haf dit so. und he 700
now do So"
! J. 5 Miner. Of Wauneta. Neb.. Rho
has been looking after his properly
I interests hereat outs during the pas,
I week. returned home on the noon
train yesterday Mr. Miner owns
forty acres OF land eight miles east
Of La Junta near thu new school house
/ In the Garden Of Eden. He is quite
optimistic over the prospects of this
agricultural paradise after inspeg-
/ ing the work that has been going
on during the past few months iH
improving the ditch. and says b. is
going to hold on notwiths,andiug the
high taxes MIR. Miner says h. is
used to the talk about high taGss
being a member of the board of o0uu.
~ commissioners In his county
! .
Sheriff Potter has been in Denver
this week attending a meeting Of
the Colorado Sherifrs Associati0u.
Mr Potter Was sppolned chairman Of
a legislative committee named by
she peace officers to hold = oont.r-
ence with the lawmakers This com.
mite. will fran. a number of bills
and amendments that seek 10 repeal
laws that have been In fore. ia Col.
orado for years and which becaus.
Of the change In conditions. have
become practically Obsolete An A..
tempt will be made 10 secure q
change In the laws governing fees.
Several counties. Il is coutsuded. do
not pay sufficient salarics 10 their
sheriffs. A change In the Ciassifica.
ton OF some counties also is ought
II Is claimed that some OF farm are
twenty year, behind the times. owing
~ their recent growth.
All Of the Otero county commission,
ers have been attending the meeting
OF the Colorado County Commission.
ers Association held In Denver this
week Tn. convention lndursed all
the resolutions adopted by t4. recent
good roads convention The one re.
commencing that the Internal i'm.
proyement fund Of the state b. turn.
ed over TO the highway commission
caused lengthy debate. bat was
finally approved The commission.
crs INDUCED Ia a lengthy .sGussion
OF tan commission bill sid TO
have the approval Of Governor shat.
roth. Endorsement OF ii uas refus.
cd by a vote Of iG TO iS Those who
opposed the measure argued hat the
bill takes away too much af tn.
power OF the county commlssioners
II was also urged that commission
sitting In Denver 49, tax rommis
sion would not be acquainted With
conditions In far away countl,n and
could not assess taxes fairly.
=
The department a, Washington q.
advised that many letters mailed In
the United States addressed to for.
, .ign countries. which are subject to
our postal union postage rate. ar, prr
paid only t~o cents. the scnd.rs Of
the letters being under the impres.
sion that our two cent postax. rate
h applicable To said letters The
only foreign countries to which the
two cent letter rate applies ar. caa.
Canada. Cuba. Mexico. New rous6-
land. the Canal Zone. Panama ues.
many ,by direc, steamers only. Eng.
land. ireland. Scotland and wajas.
and the city Of SHANGHAI. China. 10
all other countries the rate is nve
cents for TIE f,rx, ounce or fraction
thereof. whieh must be fully pre-.
paid. " letters become iiab,. 10 n
charge Of double the amour, for In.
sufficient postage. For instance. q
single rate letter prepaid only two
cents would BE- subject to . charge
OF six c.sts on delivery to sldr,ssss.