La Junta tribune., 1913-02-22

That's why | cam. to you. lie y
a chronic kicker"
Coinage OF the new nickel has been
ordered by the financial powers that
be In Washington. despite objections
Of certain slot machine interests.
II viii be placed in circulation In
the course OF week
The lion and the lamb Will lie
down together" quoted the serious
man.
Yes" replied the politician. but
have my doubts about the el.-
phant and the bull moose"
A wise old owl sat In an oak.
The more he heard. the less he
spoke:
The less he spoke, the more he
heard,
Why can't We all be like this bird.
Since the transfer In Swink OF tn.
Glysson saloon license TO Dick Eddie
man, the song they now sing 10 III"
telephones ring. according 10 the
Rocky Ford Gazette II. "Eddieman.
Eddleman. where do you liVe' What
II your phone. Dick III. number
please With apologies to al
ma
Denver boosters are Dragging on
the fact that the banks of that city
contain deposits amounting TO $50
per capita. and that this Is twice
the average for cities OF It's size.
la Junta's bank deposits are very
close to 81 600 600. and figuring our
population AT 5.000 would make our
city contain deposits amounting to
$500 per capita. Have You got
yours
One OF the staudpat republican ed
itors Of Kansas is doing his best To
quiet public fears regarding the In.
come tax. by explaining that the
democrats viii make times SO hard
that there won't be any incomes TO
tax. II. Is simply judging IN. IA.
turc by the past. and has good
ground for his p.ssimistic fears.
tn. progr.ssiy. party Ia still the
hop" Of the nation.
Hannibal celebrated a day or two
ago the eighth anniversary OF the
opening Of Its municipal electric light
plant The remarkably fine showing
~as made. tn. Courier Post says.
that the plant l.. In the opinion
of competent engineering authorities
one Of tn. most successfully man
aged municipal institutions Of It's
kind In America incidentally II
may b. remarked that the domestic
tie NOR. than half what people In
Kansas City pay.
Colorado's anti.pas- Law Is Coins
To b. very drastic-more ~ than any
anti-pass legislation ever considered
by any state In IN. union. Under
tn. proposed Law railroad officials
and employees. when giving their full
time to the road. one physician In
each county, the state live stock
board. and INDECENT veterans Of the
Civil War. ar. IN" only ones that
~ill b. allowed To ride upon n pass
In Colorado. Even the families of
railroad men are barred.
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Some Of the s,andpHt republican 81,
i'ors don't seem 10 expect much Of
tn. new democratic administration
that Ia soon Ia be inaugurat.d. and
some Of the standpai democrats ar.
In an equally p-ssimistic frame OF
mind-.speciaily tho-. who ar. AS
pirants for seats a, the pie counter
Mr.. Wilson has not AS yet given the
least inkiing as to what his Intentions
ar"-cv.n as tn IN" personnel ~ his
cabinet. lie does no, seem 10 b. any
moro inclined TO talk than the sphinx
and the r.,iccncc Of that silent Esyp
tisn monitor Is provcrbiai.
.-A-
J.. ". Tudor. of Pueblo. CONNER.
cial agent NJ tho Union Pacific. was
. Ia Junta visitor Thursday. hook.
Ing after the interests Of his rail-.
mad In this section. Mr. Tudor says
Il h ~xpecs~d the purchase Of the
Central Pacific by the Union PacM.
ic will be ratified by tho courts In
. fcw days. and the Union Pacific
viii then have = through line from
Council Bluffs In Ran Francisco.