La Junta tribune., 1913-11-29

IN the war lpuknt ana Dl'b ior
my country" said IN. Old general.
and lost all had, save honah. And
when IN. war Was over ! went into
politics and lost all | had saved in the
war"
Wonder how the democratic read
ers OF the Denver News like the fire.
auent editorials In tnat sheet In
prais. OF that distinguished citizen.
Theodore Roosevelt. and his poll
cies? what?
Tn. proprietors OF the two Smith
Center newspapers were dumbfound-
ed this week when for the first tim.
on. OF IN. town merchants brought
In an advertisement II Is the first
advertisement he has run In III.
eours. OF his twenty years In bust
ness. His ad annousced closing
out sale
You Kansaus. said a Missourian.
always have your brass bands go
ing and your flags flying We In
Missouri get tired OF your cocksured-
ness Tell me what you have decided
about the hen for instance. Does she
sit, or does she set w" don't
bother about thing like that. re-
torted the Kauzan What concerns
~ l.. hen sh. raoklss. has she laid
or has she lied7'
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Run upstairs. Tommy. aud brine
taby's nightgovu. said Tommy b
mother.
Don't want to. said Tommy.
oh Tommy n you arr not Kind
10 your new little sister she'll put on
her wings and ny back to heaven"
Tommy's reply came
We'll. let her put on her wings
and fly upstairs for her aiFhtEown'"
Ia Iuuta today Is enjoying a build.
ing movement not opualled arcord-
inF TO size. hy any other town In the
state The people OF La Junta have
ever been progressive and when they
start To move they move Ia body
and deliver the good Pueblo Chief
tain. Every body'' talking hat way .
nov about Ia Junta Let's get ia the
game ourselves. Sov everybody. all
together
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r." disclu Irrs that a syndicate OF
official took E7.gol.ooO in graft
from the Frisco arous.s not even a
ripp' settlement II has been the .
Gust, mary th.nF 90 American railway
finance but Rho rau Imagine the .
howl that would have gone up from
all oyrr the land " city officials had .
plume red municipal utility to that
.Nteur7 wouldn't II have been proof .
posir Of the failure of municipal 4
oNner ip' Colorado Springs Ca
a.tt-
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An announcement vas published F.
In the Rocky Ford papers this week F.
10 the effect that the Farmers aud /
Merchants Bank Of that city will pay
of iu derositors and retire from I
business Since th. death Of her
husband Mrs Van nustirk has been .
acting a. pre.iion, o. the bank. but
she now REALIZES that the rrspousi-
bi'iif ~ a bank ls .teatef than she
care 20 assume. and eill therefore
retire from business.
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y 81 Hisbce Of Amarillo. Texas.
chief engineer of m. western grand
division OF the Santa r.. was H.
Juuu visitor last Saturday Your
old town looks pretty good righ,
nov, don't 50" said Mr. Hisbec
"onr day last ae"k General Manager
FoS General Superintendent Kuru
and myself took a stroll around the
town and looked II over quite thor.
ouFhiy. and Re cam. 10 the unani-
nous conclusion that there h more
building going on Ia la Junta and
NOR. evidences of prosperity than
IN any down on the western grand
division OF the Santa F.. You ought
TO feel quite. proud Of Ia JuniA riFht
nov " And ". are. Ia fact. ". ar.
quit. pnff"d up about III. fI,ar. of
the bes, town on earth
In tn. old days OF hand compost.
ticn n printer known from New York
to San Francisco ~ pilgrim" Ha,.
let. wandered Into u Pcnn.yivani1
town and asked the editor 81 \ week
Iy for sit" Well ssid the sdi.
tor. y can put you to work. but I'm
afraid ! cant pay much money. '