La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

now NoEhiuS upon 'Ht piAIs IoT tue
new $4,000 Elks' Home. to be erect.
ed on the corner OF Santa Fe avenue
and Third street, They include
Boerrsher Bros. and VIII Cove. OF
Denver; McLar.n and Thomas. of
Colorado Springs: Cooper and Robin
son, and Geo. f. Row. OF Pueblo. and
Walter Dubree. OF this city. Plans
are to be submitted TO the building
committee OF the Elks' Home Associa-
ton not later than March 7th.
]. A. Olmstead. OF the Fairmount
country. has rented his eighty acre
farm to a company OF laps for 800
per month, $500 per annum. or SIS
per acre. Five hundred dollars OF
the rental money was paid In ad-
vance. Mr. Olmstead thinks he can
make more money by renting than by
farming the eighty acre tract. II
anybody can make money out OF
farming a good eighty acre tract the
Japs are the people who can do II.
They are the most Industrious nation
ality on earth. and It's industry that
wins In any vocation.
Swenie Munson. of Fowler. was In
town several days the first of the
week on business. Mr.. Munson has
been circulating petition In op-
position to county division In the
neighborhood where he lives just
across the river from Fowler This
section would be included In the
new county OF Madison and every
property owner In the school district
In which Mr.. Munson resides signed
the petition forty-fiyc In all. A di.
vision o. the county would result In
very great hardship being thrust
upon this particular school district.
and every property owner OF that sec
ton is opposed TO H. In fact the
opposition is quite pronounced all
over the county. with the single ea-
ccp,ion OF ordHay.
.
Our rain gauge has al last recciy-
ed bath for the nrs, time since
September LIST, when II Was install
cd-cxcept for a sprinkle or two
For the twenty-four hours ending at
noon Thursday one-tenth OF an inch
OF rain fell-or rather melted snow
rain gauge. This Is the first trace
Of moisture during the present year
not even sign OF wctness be-
fore-cxcept at the two per cent
joints. During January there were
three cloudy days, three partly
cloudy. and twenty-five days OF
bright sunshine-not so tai even for
sunny Colorado. During the first six.
teen days OF fe ruary there were
two cloudy days. Que partly cloudy
and thirteen bright sunshiny days
and more on the way.
Rev. J. NJ Wylic. OF Greeley, Colo
who organized the Reformed Prcsby.
terian church In this city little
more than twenty years ago. was a
La Junta visitor Wednesday the guest
Of Rev. 4. A. Crooks. La Junta was
very wild and woody when Mr.. wylie
.,t.
city. and not many OF the earmarks
of those days are In evidence at the
preson: time. The saloon industry
Was very thriving Que AT that time
Mr., Wylio says he was walking down
Front street one day when very
Wild and woody Looking indiyidt al
came out OF saloon with gun In
his hand. aud apparently ready To
shoot the first man that crossed his
path. The Wild and woody one an.
nounccd that he was looking for the
sheriff. and declared that II was his
Intention to shoot him full of holes
on sight. MIR Wylic was very thank.
iui that his ministerial appearance.
prevented any possibility Of his
being mistaken Tor the sheriff.
The west does dearly love to have
It's fling. 1t likes 10 romp for a
spell With the bride off. kick up Its
heels. get back To first principles
and 20 as far as Il likes. But when
the change does come. no well.or.
dercd. always $3.50 New England con
muni'y can realize how very very
good the Wild and woody west can be.
come. What does Puritan know
about woodncss. anyhow II II not
true that one has had 10 sin to
know the Joys which come from rcpss