La Junta tribune., 1913-01-04

In Pueblo Lie other night saloo
man licked uis Vile. Ibis % Oh.
Of the great pr r sati''s Il \ ma
engaged In the saloon business. and
he ought nst To be bal...d "a.
had a licens. TO liquor.
According TO figures Just complied
the Santa re hauled out of the Ar.
kansas Valley tIis year 200 900 bass
II sugar AZ compared with 10000
bags last year. The beet crop ~as
never better than In 1919.
II Is reported that IN. worst
dancers on III. floor at the Elkx'
ball appeared TO be having the best
time. among them the lady Who says
she doesn't dance, but she'd rather
like TO try"--oh. she never will be
missed-as they sing II In the Nj.
kado.
Mail order houses OF Chicago re-
port total business for tn. year
1912 OF 1916 600 600. which they an.
nounce II an Increase OF 5000 900
over the figures Of the preceding
year Mail order houses spend mil.
lions for advertising each year. and
a.. l.. "a. .
Edward T. Cosiigan as candidate
for governor on tn" proer.ssiS. tick.
81 Is s.mi-officialiy announcing a
contest against clifford e. Park
republican csndida'" f7r "pnd
place Mr. Cos,ignn uaiuialrs that
h. won second pla". but that the
vote has been iuggled 81 A. To leave
him In third place Tn" contest II
merely for position Tor ensuing el'c.
tons The party NJ the candidate"
receiving second place would b" en-.
titled to tn. judges and officers Of
election al the next election
Mrs Eliza Mcconnell. former res
iient OF North la Juuta Who is nov
living at her old home In Iamaoia,
Iowa. In renewing her subscription
To the Tribune. writ =. We ar.
having beautiful weather here 50
far this winter. almost Ike sunny
Colorado. and an ahundanc. of crops.
Ny mother IL not NJ well this win.
Ter and is quite helpless. being In her
ninety fourth year. We hay. u good
home here and everything comfort.
abi. but | hop. some day to return
To la Iun,a" Hop. seems To
spring eternal In the human breast
to return to La Junta som" day.
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Last week the state highway com
mission mad. out list Of forty.
nine state primary roads. making a
total of 1919 miles within m.
state. and plans have been com.
pletcd for the improvement, Of N.
"n'ir. mileage at total cost of
81. s3s 500. Their. are 1854 = miles q
thes. stat" primary roads In the Ar.
kansas Valley. and Ia Juu,a is m.
terminal Of three OF ,hem-i-a Iunta
10 the Kansas state line. s3 mile.
Ia junta To Pueblo. g. miles. and
la Junta to Trinidad. 81 miles stat
primary road No. : vas amended so
as To rad from la Junta by way
Of Pueblo TO Florence. meeting s'a'e
primary ruai No. , at ,ha, point
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Clay Center. Kansas has paid sei.'
600 on her bonds In i've year, ou,
Of the profits uf her municipal va.
ter works and electric ligh, plant
and the city Is now insiailinv a
white way Of forty-thr.. electric
light posts. with nv, bright lish,s
at the top Of each. making clay
Center the hes, lighted town Of
hs slt' w INV Ni'i's Nv hkhilhA
plant cost iti.eoo five years avo.
and Of this amour, 81 600 has been
paid from the earnings OF the plan,
aimee I, Was established There ar.
for,y.thrc" .l.cirolicrs In the busi.
meas section Of Clay Center. which
Is no, large, and In the r.sid.nce
par, Of town ligh,s are placed at
every street intersection.
Fifty-nine minutes of song. a,
sDus Of the public squAs~s aiopx
nruAdway. In New york CITY. ~as
the move, plan carried ou, by tho cit.
is~as' committee formed By Jacob A.
Riis tn celebrate tho passing Of the
old year. Chorusrs w~r~ stationed
~ City Hail Park. Union Square.
Aalisoa Sqaare and HERALD Square.
and NArh aanR "The nattte HYMN