La Junta tribune., 1911-06-24
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or Of closing certain departments OF
the state institutions.
There Is considerable speculation
as to who will manage the next po-
litical campaign for the republican
party. and Il In stated that Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock will not be
the man. owing to the duties Of his
official position. II is said In Wash
ington that c. d. Hills. now secre-
tary to the president, is carrying on
most OF the details OF campaign mat.
terw and that he may be chosen as
the head Of the committee. Collector
Loeb. OF New York. Is also looked
upon as a likely person for national
chairman.
John T. Updike and A. Forder, the
well known sheepmen OF Crowley
county. were visitors In the metrop-
oils OF Otero county the first OF the
week They expect TO commence
shearing sheep today. aud report that
their flocks this year are In fine
condition as a result of recent pro-
life rains In that section. Their
fiocks this year Will b. sheared by
machine propelled by a gasoline en-.
gine. the capacity OF which is about
80 head per day. Sixty head per
day is about the limit OF the old hand
method
A girl had gone to dinner In
New York with her steady. The
young man noticed a speck OF what
appeared to BE- lint on her shoulder
When she wasn't looking he attempt
ed to knock II off with his finger.
After several futile attempts he took
hold of the line and started to pull
IL off He unrayeled several yards OF
the neecy stuff and when he seemed
to have all of II threw the wad under
the table That night the girl told
her mother that sh. had had a per
fectly lovely time But" she
added. Il have Just been lying here
In bed. mother. and wondering Wha,
became OF my union suit
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Last "Wednesday morning ~e had
the plessur. of Inspecting a slip cut
from a gooseberry hush set out only
last year In the Miller Gardens In
North La Jun'a. There must have
been nearly .Oo full.Kro~n berries on
the slip. which was just t~clv. inches
long. the goosebcrries being 10 pro
life as to almost obscure the leaves
There were enough gooseberries on
each bush the first year To pay for
the original cost of the plants. Mr.
Miller has one-hslf acre In goosebcr-
ri.s. which will average about | $50
plants TO the acre. His crop the
first year will show an assrag. of
over $500 per acre. Plant goosebcr-
ries' After the first year they will
yield u net profit OF between $500
and 500 per acre The slip Is nov
on exhibition In tn. window OF the
First National Bank.
Charles Nixon cam. up from Gar.
den City last Sunday To spend the
day With his parents. Charles is hold
INK down all the surplus job. that
the Santa re has ON tap In the
good old town" and says he Is max.
ing good on all Of them. already hay-
Ing a number OF brownies To his
credit" 30 many In fact tha, he Was
able to graoiousiy accept a few de
merit marks In order to keep a wor.
thy fellow workman ou, OF trouble
He says the nataiorium recently op-
ened In Garden City is doing a land.
offic. business these suiphurous days,
and has been playing TO capacity
houses ever since the first day Of It's
inauyuraiion. Tn. young ladies wer.
rather timid at first about appearing
bcfor. the rud. populae- srray-d In
tn. n.Eiigee cosfusn. of a short skirt.
.d bathing suit. but soon recovered
their poisc and sanKfroid and are be-
coming ndep,s At high diving and tn.
sprinxhoard -xnin.r back"
Thcr. Is an appar-n, determine.
ton TO investigate anything. every.
thing and everybody. and TO do Il
tsht away. In Washington II In
veil known that the state d.partm.n,
has sisays spent smaii sums Of
money for a.crrt Investigation. most
of which have been carried on In
for~isn countries. There never has