La Junta tribune., 1913-11-29

Pilgrim. after repeating the offer 10
get IL straigh, In his mind. III get
all that what do want with the So
We have aimed many hot shots at
We have sometimes grown weary
when We saw local firms send away
for their job work. and this weari-
ness has been intensified when Se
saw the dry goods merchant send
away for his furniture. the furniture
man send away for his dry goods, tn.
banks send away for their deposit
slips. the hardware man for his gro
ceries. and 50 on through III. whole
wcarisome lis, The mail order evil
j. an ever-prcs.nt affliction and II
certainly cannot be remedied unless
every fellow Is willing to take the
medicine he prescrib"s for the other
fellow. The printer don't send away
for anything, because he can't afford
II. and lacks the cash in hand Ia
spare.
Billy" Green. known to fame for
YEAR, as the best coroner otero coun-
ty ever had. vas Ia Junta visitor
last Tuesday lie Il looking In the
best OF health. and carried health
certificate with him to. prove that
his looks did not belle hts physical
condition lie vas very anxious to
know whether he would be required
to have a health certificate TO get
out OF la Juuta. similar to th" one
that he was armed aith when hc
came to the count S.'st lie appear
ID 10 be- greatly renewed when In
formed that health certificate was
not ueccssa. 60 leave town. Mr.
Green has been located Ia Denver
during the past seventeen months
holding down th" position OF assist
ant adiutant general of the Grand
Army of the Republic for the depart
ment OF Colorado and Wyoming. but
is nov back iu Rocky Ford once
more for a brief period
J 5 Elfred, special representative
OF Vice President Phil Hamun. Of
the Mountain States Telephone Com
gany was @ la "a T. visitor last
Tuesday Mr. Elfrcd g. the apostle
of new field OF sud.lyor just in
auEurated by the telephone company
Ills special mission II TO Interview
the patrons Of the cumpaue for the
purpose OF finding out wne,h"r they
are satisfied vith .he service render
ed, and u any complaints arr made
To sr" that they are adjusted ~ once
II II the iHleution 10 3ring about a
closer relationship between the pat.
ron- and the company. and to this
.ud card index records or interviews
ai,h patrons vill De- kcp, aud sub
mittcd to the highcr-ups among the
officials Tor the purpose Of bringing
about bcttermcnt OF the service An
Inspection trip viii be- made To each
district every ninety days Mr n
fred makes a very flatterins report
of conditions In the local exchange
under Manager tn IN. The local
exchange had rcord fog feryice
from October eoth 10 November goth
Of $50 per cent. aud Tor collections
so per cent The average time con
slmed iu making connections In the
service Is five seconds The record
for the local exchange during the
period named above was 1.s seconds
on. Of the heg, in the state
Jhce the open season Tor health
certificates was inauFuratod in
Rocky Ford the question OF moving
th. county seat 60 Manzanola or
some other seaport has once more
hobb"d up, and the sentiment In
Rocky Ford seems 20 be unanimous
Ia favor Of making a move OF some
kind The sentiment IN Manlanola
is strong for moving the county seat
there. and IL j. quite probabl. that
SHink would not object to having -
oour, hogs. located somewhere in
side the city limits Tn. mayor of
New dale was In town IN. other day
and wh.n IN. matter was put up To-
him he sw.ilcd up quite pompousIy
and .aid Don't you worry about
the court house. Just a. soon as tho
political complexion OF the court
house gang Ia changed IN. court
house viii be- moved Ia N.wdai.. We
don't ~ant any more democrats In