La Junta tribune., 1911-03-18

ABOUT
E0tEHT

looms? Why saloon trust? II sa-
looms are good thing for La Junta
why not have all the town viii hold
and make money fast while We are al
It? We might have enough saloon
revenue to wipe out all OF our
taxes, and this would appeal to
some Of the taxpayers who favor the
return OF the saloon II saloons are
a good thing why not push 'em along
and get in the game right.
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Ora H. Miller is in town from
Southern California. en- route TO Den
yer on business Mr.. Miller has
been connected with the Santa Fe
for the past ten years. 10th in the
general offices In Topeka aud La
Junta. Tut is now with the com
pany at San Bernardino He thinks
the climate here is far better than
In the land OF flowers and fog. He
says the rains are over now In Cali.
fornia and the southern part OF the
state is a paradise, but that there
is another place. Just as good in
every respect. taking II the year
around. known to fame as the Arkan-
sas Valley.
According to the announced plat
form OF the vets providing their pro
gram is adopted. La Junta is TO have
five saloons. each one OF which is
to pay license Of $4,000. which will
yield total revenue OF $4,000. The
saloons will pay $4,000 a year for
the privilege OF doing 100000 worth
of business in La Jun;a. every cent
OF which would be money worse than
wasted as II would give absolutely
nothing In return. 4 town that will
admit that booze Is It's lifeblood and
the revenue ther'from necessary to
its existence does not deserve any
better fate than to be wiped off the
face OF the earth-and 1t would b.
4. 1t got it, Just deserts.
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on board the Steamship Arabic.
February ssth." Is the date OF let.
ter received last sunday from Roy
Finnoy. This letter Is the first OF
a series that Mr. finney will write
OF his journey abroad. and gives an
account OF the trip across the ocean
and OF the descent TO terra firma
once more In Spain. Tn. letter Will
appear next week. Roy complains OF
lack OF time TO write a fully as he
would like to and says since We
have reached the Mediterranean. there
is something doing every minute The
family is all well and all having a
great time. We shall land at Con.
stantinople In a out three hours
now In the Marmora sea. nearly at
ib. Bosphorus and Black sea
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Two y.arx ago l.&i0 votes were
cast on the wet and dry propos ition.
while the total vote In the three
wards Vas i.5is. This shows there
were 1903 people Who did not vote
either wet or dry. but notwlthstand.
INK this fact IN. town went dry by
majority of sesenty..ight votes.
There Was IN. same kind OF dis.
crepancy In the vote for mayor.
While the total vote was l.sis. the
total ,ot. for mayor was only .ts0.
showing that there were 80 people
who did not vote for mayor at all
Failure TO vote for both tn. dry
principle and the dry candidates was
what caused the psrado,ical mix.up
OF dry town with wet bunch OF
aldermen. Don't l., !, happen again.
Vote dry at both ends aud In tn.
middle.
Charles W. wild.y. OF Denver.
travelling expert Of the Chicago
branch Of the M.r santhai.r Linotype
Company. MAS = Ia Jnnta visitor for
several days this week for the pur.
pos. Of placing some new attach.
men,s on yhc junior machines OF
this city. Mr wildcy u an old.time
printer. and during the course OF the
usual print shop s.Hston" II dc,cl.
op.d that Mr, Wildcy aud the I'd.
iior Of 'hs great family journal wcr.
fcllo~'~mployes In the composing
room Of the Los Angeles Times In
isss-t~enty-,hrc. years Ago. Mr.
wiId.y holding the exalted position
Of father Of the chapel Time
works changes tha, for~s'an Instant
recognition. Mr.. wildsy had = very
vivid recollection Of "jcfflng con.
test" In which the eiitor suprin nj.