La Junta tribune., 1911-06-24

The wet and dry fight is to BE-
waged In practically all the towns OF
Utah on June 27th. The fight in
Salt Lake will be a vigorous one with
y good chance, ~e are told. of the
drys winning.
Through the courtesy OF our dis
tinguished congrs sxman. John A. Mar
tin. we are in receipt Of map OF
Colorado. just issued by the depart
ment OF the Interior. showing the
lands designated by the secretary OF
the interior as subject to entry under
the provisions OF the enlarged home
stead act OF February ~, 1909.
Much of this land adjoins La Junta
on the south and east II you are In
terested call and take look at the
map.
Mrs. Ed Ferreii requests the great
family journal TO announce that she
l. not III with typhoid fever OF any
other malady. aud that she has not
been In the Valley Hospital or any
other Institution of that character
as chronicied In the Daily Democrat
OF recent date. With these few *.
ceptions the item Is substantially as
correct as many OF the other dia.
tribes that have been appearing In
that sheet of late.
Las, Wednesday was the longest
day In the year. Did you succeed
In accomplishing any more than you
have done during the other days
since your New Years resolutions
were framed The sun got up that
morning at i:3i O'Clock Knowing
he had busy day before him the
old orb warmed up to theJob. The
sun did not retire that evening until
1923 o'clock. unless the almanacs and
the astronomers made a mistake.
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Steam lsundries In Colorado wcr.
canyassed for the first time during
the thirteenth census. and statistics
concerning them have jus, been sent
out from washinl ton. as follows:
Number OF es,abl shments. 30: capt
tai, 3l.27l .0so. cost OF materials
used. So. 200: salaries and wages. 81.
O55.ooo: miscellaneous expenses. $3.50.
0O0: value Of products. 1851 .ooo:
number OF sa!aried officials and
clerks. ito: average number Of wage
csrners employed during the year.
1888.
Mrs H. PHILLIPS returned home
last Wednesday morning from Excel.
sior Springs. Mo. where she has
been attending her husband while
conyalcscing from n recent operation
Tor appendicitis In Kansas city. MIR.
Phillips 10 rapidly recovering and
gaining strength each day. He l'ft
Kansas City last Tuesday for Nil.
SAukee. which Is famous for its cool
weather as well AS other things. and
there he expects TO find I, less tor.
rid than n, Excelsior Springs. He
will also visit relatives at his old
HON. In Dixon. m. and does not In.
tend returning home until h. feels
hat b.. a. In. h.. .f IN t.hx
icaily.
During tn" past six weeks the
Ot.ro canal has had a twenty DAYS
run OF water. and for two weeks II
has been almost continuous. n has
been In again and ou, again. all
same finnegan. with III. otcro for
the past ten dsys-noticc OF IN.
water being turned out at the head.
gate no sooner being received than
another va. received Of Its being
turned In again. The crops all
along the line Of the canal have ~.
pericnc.d n most decided improve
men, In appearance during the pres.
~nt month. and In consequence. there
10 much Joy In evidence In axricui.
turni eircics.
The recent legislature. In us at.
tempt To give every body . position
Nho might want Il. o,-r-sppropriat-d
. little more than = million and =
half dollars. Two years Axo the as
srmbiy appropriated salaries tn tn"
amount Of ei.:As.ttts5. This year
the salaries alone total ei.s7.. SCI. 10.