La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11

what We want is men with con-
victions." said Judge Mcdaniel at
dry meeting the other night. ''and
where shall We find them!"
A voice-'ln Jail. Judge"
.
Town folks who won't shovel four
inches OF snow off the walks In front
OF their residences are the ones who
urge the farmers TO grade mile
of road every morning before break
fast.
Fighting booze seems TO be los
Ing proposition any way one goes
al IL. Even Carrie Nation is a physi-
cal and mental wreck because OF her
experience In that line.-Craie En-
pue.
This rise in the price OF cham
payne is one OF the things that can
be faced with entire equanimiiy. Most
of those who drink II measure their
enjoyment by the cost anyhow. and
will get far more pleasure out Of II
at six dollars than they do al four.
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The electric light trust is said to
sell incandescent lights In America
at seventeen cents, while abroad II
sells the same lamps for ten cents.
Little things like that are what con
vince the people that there must be
strict federal regulation OF all the
trusts.
In the boom year OF 1906 the price
of steel rails was SIS per ton. In the
lean year OF 1911 the price OF steel
rails is SIS per ton. In the boom
year OF 1906 the price OF copper was
- cents a pound. In the lean year
OF 1911 the price OF copper is i2is
there is trust: in the copper bust.
ness there Is none
Two negro men came up 10 the
outskirts OF crowd where Senator
Bailey was making campaign
speech. After listening to the speech
for about ten minutes. one of them
turned to his companion and asked:
Who am dat man. Sambo." ".th
h.f lt pt.
Sambo replied. but he certainly do
recommen' hlsself mos highly"
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What do you know about the TWEEN
ty-four southwest Kansas counties
gaining one hundred and twenty. nine
per cent In population In y decade.
while the whole state was gaining
only fifteen per cent and some people
thinking that quite wonderful. Also.
what do you know about the triflinx
fact tina, the same counties gained
Los per cent In assessed valuation
In the same period,
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forty.page Industrial edition OF
the La Jun,a Tribune filled my mail
boz a few days ago. II MAS a fine
production and should be appreciated
nj home. The fact tha, Brother
Mason refers to La Junta as IN.
queen city OF tn. Arkansas valley
would Indicate that his long residence
In proximity to Rocky Ford Is be.
ginning to have AN effect on him
Lamar Sparks.
Why not have an electric wei
come TO La Junta" arch across one
Of the walks leading from N. depot.
Nearly all the trains arrive Ia La
Jun,a at night and an electric sign
would be good advertisement for
the old town. AS tn. first thing tn.
traveller usually wants to know Is.
What place Is this" Population.
1000" would lie another good fea.
ture to add TO this sign-just to lei,
the people know. Tn. great family
Journal viii be- one Of twenty-five. to
subscribe $40 TO pay III. expense Of
Installing this sign. or NOR. II ne.
eessAry. Who will b. tn. second ?
Why no, wax. up and ge, In the
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{. A. Potts. who buncosd a farmer
out Of $50 ON . Santa ~ train about
three months Axo.And was subsequent
" arrested In Pueblo. returned To Ia
Junts. sentenced to pay = fine Of $50
and serve sixty days In jail. vas re-.
leased last Monday. On the day Of
his sentence Potts received a draft
for $50 from = friend and instructed
3hefiff tpoiter In use IA In nav his