La Junta tribune., 1912-05-18

OF the streets ana all'ss ui La Suh'h
are ornamented with great arra,
OF pill Of trash and II Is hoped tha'
the clean up day viii not be too long
d, ,layed to the end that these eye
sores and breeding places for fiies
may be eliminated at the earliest
possible moment A stitch In tim.
will save nine million flies from bel [
born, and the fly season will soon b.
upon US In full force.
Street Commissioner stephens was
given trial before the city coun'
ell last Saturday afternoon on chars
preferred by Alderman Sporlcder. Mr.
Stephens entered a plea OF no, gull
ty" to the charge whatever II Was.
and after Mr. stephens and Alderman
Sporieder had each related their tale
OF woe. II was decided TO Sithdra"
the charges There vas no vote TAX
cn by the council, which vas In s"s
sion about half an hour.
H. VI Minor. OF Rocky Ford. was
elected commander OF the encamp-
ment OF the G. 4. n. department Of
Colorado and Wyoming. held In Boul'
der during the past week Denver
sas selected for the encampment
next year II is reported that enough
votes were corralled to give La Jun
ia the .nampment next year. but !,
vas decided not 10 get In the game
for the reason tina, La Junts had
no opera house or meeting place
large enough to accommodate the
crowd that would be In attendance.
See what We are missing
VI y Porter. who came to La
Junta two years ago, will not be with
us next year. having contracted with
the school board OF Pueblo 10 teach
In the Centennial high school In
that city and officiat. as coach MIR.
Porter was In charge of the Boys
Club during his first year in La Jun.
Ia. and was principal of the high
school the last year. officiating as
coach to the athletic teams during
both years He has been very popu-
lar both with the pupils and patrons
OF N schools. and It viii be- with
regret that they learn o. his intsn,
ton 10 leave us
In another column Of this issua
only a Woman discusses the prob
IN of eliminating the spe ainmaui-
srs II the motorcycle clan. aud hrr
suggestions would apply with equal
pHrurrHry 90 the sperd1WaWacs of
the bicycle clan. who are ppss ssrd
with an inclination 20 exhibit their
sprinting ability ON tho nice smooth
cement sidewalks There have been
some very narrow escapes from SER
inus collisions during the past week
and the unexpected is sure 10 hap.
pen " the practice is kept mp IL
is rum1red that there ARE some gen
tlcm'n of the cloth that are not
ay"rsr 10 ,rruling on tho sidewalks
during the early morning hours when
nob7dy Is supposed TO be- looking
=
Charles Mcycy. thc arirrian we'll
kiug, has just Completed voll for
George Allen. six miles west Of Tim.
pas The v,ll rs 40 feet deep and
flowing az the rat 81 twenty sal.
Ions a minute Mr. Allen was pres.
cnt Nh'n ibr flow oi aatrr was en-.
rpuut"rri aud as b. aas lu hurry
10 return 20 sis home in Denver.
wrote his check for 81 us5 iu pBymcu
fcr th' Vel before a,inr. remark
inr as ho did so, Well. I've got
m" we'll ana you'," got the money
! hope Vrr both satisfied am
anyway Mr Allen b. member OF
q company that owns a larr ranch
near Tlmpaa. whore 20 Is the lntoa
tion TO engage extensively iu stocl
raising \ good supply of vnt,r wa,
of course the nrt and prime uecor
sity and nov that they have a flow
inr art,s!an weli they arc ercatl,
cnthus'd over the prospect
ON n telegraph role. located oi
the northeast corner of Fourth stree
and Colorado avenue. appears no
'ic.. very neatly executed on blue
print paper TIL. motto. calls IN,
attention OF the public to the yariou
exercises associated with the clos
Ink Of the high school year including
the graduation program Of the a.nio
clsss. Al this 10 very nic-. and
WAS .x'rcm~ay thoughtful on tn
part Of tkSse r.sponsibl. fer IN
publicity IN see that the notice ~s
suttsn uO I'm tru. druus nj s,a n IN