La Junta tribune., 1911-06-10
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may go elsewhere. but no other state
can ever claim him as citizen. Once
naturalixed the allegiance can never
be forsworn--John J. ingalls,.
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I Dummy" Rosson, who In well
known to fame In baseball circles as
. slab artist for Rocky Ford. Fowler
and other Otero county towns. WAS
given tryout by the Des Moines
team in the game with Pueblo Thurs
day. Except In the first inning he
made good showing. Pueblo win
ming the game by u score OF to ..
While the train was waiting on "A
side track down in Georgia. one Of
the passengers walked over to a
cabin near the track. In front OF
which sat cracker dog bowling like
the horn on Fire Chief OF New York
Croker's automobile. The passenger
asked "A native why the dog was
bowling. "iiookworm." said the ma
er. Il was not aware that the hook.
worm Is painful Why. then. should
the dog how'll Lazy" But why
does lazincss make him how'll"
Wall" said the Georgian. that
blame fool dawg Is sitting on a
sand bur. an he's too tarnation lazy
60 git OFF. so he Jes' sets there an
howls cause 1, hurts"
Governor Shafroth vetoed the sixty.
nine road and bridge bills which car
ried AN appropriation from the In.
ternal Improvement fund Of sos. 900
,,t the same time he announced that
the bill transferring this fund to
the state highway commission would
become law These bills were
known as the pork barrel bills.
The governors reason for vetoing
them was that the platform on which
he was elected guaranteed that this
fund should be turned over to the
state highway commission. His act
prevents the several counties from
getting individual appropriations. and
places all Of this money In the hands
OF the state highway commission for
expenditure. The members Of the
assembly were tied up about ten
days on the distribution OF this
fund
Our governor vetoed the county re-
classification bill last Monday. and
thereby made more political enemies
than by any other act OF his veto
career. Under this bll Ot.ro county
wills raised to the third class and
the resp ctitc salaries Of our county
officials from $500 to 81 900 each.
Governor Shafro,h discovered that
the bill would have Increased the
cost OF maintaining county govern
ments IN the state it'll. over ss55.-
600. and as his economic bug happen.
I'd To be ON duty at the time the
veto power Was the only remedy for
a prospective condition that might
prove burdensom.. Otero county aud
likewise the new county OF Crowley.
VIII remain In fourth class 4. and
the salaries viii rcmaln the same
providing they are earned by tn.
fees. Holding office In Crowley
county viii be no snap for the Off.
ciais. as all OF the salaries, except
the assessor and the superintendent
of schools. Ia both O,ero aud Crowley
counties. will have to be- earned by
the fees OF the office. with only
5.sss population. the fees of the
various offices will not prov. hun
densomc In Crowley county. hut
tina, lis all the officials will be en-.
Titled to.
Paul N. North. city clerk OF
Rocky Ford. Was a county seat Wis.
i'or yesterday morning. having LEGAL
business AT the court house. In an
effort to secure som. comparative
electric light statistics Mr.. North
was auixxed as to the cost Of the
light service for his burg Rocky Ford
pays the electric lixht company Of
that city $500 per month. over one.
half OF the entire revenue os the
city. for pumping water and supply.
ing tn" city with lIshts. The city
pays ss's per month for street ilxhts
--e13SO per month each for .,,h, 49,