La Junta tribune., 1912-07-27
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Titanic. having been mailed just
previous TO that ocean horror and
no one In this country receiving them
Hon. Ike Stevens. OF DyersburE.
Tenn. . brother Of Miss Beatrice
Stevens. Of the Tribune. received
the democratic nomination for state
senator. without opposition. one day
last week. to represent the popu-
lous counties Of Crockett. Dyer and
Lauderdaie. Mr.. Stevens IL . young
lawyer and stands high In the COM
munity In which be lives. His clean
canvass. clesr-cut platform. frank
ness In stating his position on the
Issue OF the day. At once appealed
TO the people Of the district. and
made him = strong factor for the
nomination. which Was finally hand
cd to him on q silver platter
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"aJDt ham'i'h hoN yH"s
from a fishing expedition TO the
Otero reservoir. being summoned
home on account OF legal business.
He says the fishing Is good a, the
reservoir. but there is very little
doing In the line OF catching fish.
The reservoir s full OF fish. The
n.kn h.. al. a. th.ru
and was the cynosure OF thous-
and fishy eyes. TIL. fish would In
Inspect his bait. look up at him. wink
one eye. wag their tail and then
scoot and seamper away. THE fish
Ing is good" says the Major. most
excellent. but did not catch any
that did"
Philip u Stewart, Merle u. Vim
cen, and Ben Griffith were tn" speak
ers at well attended progressive
mass meeting held In the cour, house
park last Wednes 'ay evening. II
was ht'ilhN iu Nui'u hb' 'h' "
the speakers attempted TO dodge
IN. Issue. They are engaged In
contest TO eliminate boss rule In the
party. and to return the control OF
the party to the rank and file
where 1t belongs. They demand that
republicans control the PARTY. while
the machine demands that the
party control the republicans They
are making a whil~ind campaign Of
the Arkansas Valley by automobile.
visiting every town and hamlet. and
are being given \ cordial reception
wherever they go. Their cAmpai N
viii conclude with a mass meeting
Ia Rocky Ford tonight.
g II Willis. the ubiquitous mayor
OF the principality known to fame
as Ncwdale ,uear Swinkl Was In
town one day this week He is no,
contemplating the strenuous lif.
that lies before him for the next
A'N m'hiht WIN aAN .i'ai u'bI'e
OF equanimity He already has
field Of oats that needs harvesting
and It's going to b. some Job He
says II Is sh feet hlsh and II II
don't average over one hundred bush.
els 10 the acre he is going to retire
as an agricultural prophet Then
there is his big crop OF melons
coming on. and he claims to be al
ways first In the market with the
ripe ones and the high prices This
year. he says is going 70 be no IN.
oeption. and he has already awarded
himself IN. blu. ribbon for this great
event After that comes III. sugar
beet harvest aud the presidential
election. and he has come TO the
conclusion tina, there Is going 10
be no rest for the wicked until the
spring plo~inr season opens up. by
tha, time he thinks he viii hAv.
enough money laid up In the bank
to be able TO retire.
.
As usual IN such eases mad. and
provided the democrats have already
elected their president. and tn. only
thing that u worrying them nov is
\ division of the minor political
spoils. There won't bc enough Of.
fccs to 10 around among the Aspir.
ants for official honors In democrat.
Ct circles this year of grace. Demo
cratic confidence 10 aiways strone
during the DOG days os August. when
the heat affects the brain more or
lees. but always dwindics In two a.
three months. and By electioa 1Ay
II very near = minus quantity. ~
Ahs time a year the democratic can.
didate for president always gets eeect
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