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La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04
Ordinance No. 221.


AN ORDINANCE CALLING 4 sPE-
CIAL ELECTION PROVIDING FOR
THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTE
OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS
or THE CITY OF la JUNTA. col
3ADo. AT SAID ELECTION. OF
raE QUESTION OF EMPOWERING
THE SAID CITY COUNCIL OF
SAID CITY or LA JuNTA. COLO
RADo. TO AUTHORIZE THE EREC-
TIoN AND OPERATION or GAS
WORKS. GAS PLANTS AND AP.
PLIANCEs AND A DISTRIBUTING
SYSTEM FOR THE SANE FOR ALL
USEFUL PURPOSES IN THE CITY
or la JuNTA. COLORADO. AND
TO APPROVE or THE PROPOSED
ORDINANCE 80. go HERETOFORE
INTRODUCED IN THE CITY CouN-
Gil. GRANTING TO THE ROCKY
MOUNTAIN GAS COMPANY.
IT'S SUCCESSORS AND AS
SIGNS 4 FRANCHISE FOR THE
ERECTION AND OPERATION OF
THE SAME.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA
JUNTA, COLORADO:
SECTION l. That a special cleo
ton OF the voters Of the CITY OF
La Junta. who are tax payers under
the Law. be and the same is hereby
called for the 18th day Of Noyem'
Der. A. u. 1913
SECTION 2 Tha, at said cleo
tion the question Of empowering and
authorizing the city council OF said
city to authorize The Rocky Noun
tain Gas Company. Us Successors
and assigns. 10 erect gas works, fac
tories and appliances, and construct
distributing system therefor. for
the purpose Of supplying gas TO the
said city and 20 its inhabitants for
Illuminating and an other purposes.
and 10 pass an ordinance authoriz-
ing said tity council To grant 20 said
company. i's successors and as
signs. u franchise Tor period
OF twenty years. therefor. be- and
the same Is hereby submitted 10 such
voters of said city as are tax pay
ers under the law. for their d"termh
nation. The proposed ordinance
granting such franchise which has
heretofore been introduced Ia N"
City Council and read Tor the first
time and which said voters are re-
quested 10 approve. shall BE-. In
words and figures. substantially as
follows.
La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04
(see Chapter 2l3 OF the Session
Laws of Colorado, lS0S.)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the

tSee Chapter 2l3 OF the Session
Laws Of Colorado, 1909
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the
City Council OF the City OF La Jun
ta. Colorado, has caused this notice
To be published and posted as reQuir'
ed by law, this 18th day OF septem'
ber A. D., 1913.
Signed: S. w. BROWN.
City Clerk
SECTION 10. This ordinance. At
ter its passage, shall be recorded In
a book kept for that purpose, shall
be authenticated by the signature OK
the Mayor and Clerk. and shall be
published in The Daily Democrat and
the La Junta Tribune. daily and
weekly newspapers, published In and
circulated generally in the City of Ia
Junta. Colorado, for a period Of not
less than ten days before Its final
adoption and passage. and shall
IAke elleCt huu pc Naio"sSo SPOA 49,
expiration OF five days after has
been adopted and published, accord
ing to law.
Introduced, read and ordered pub
iished this 18th day OF September.
A. D.. 1918.
J. y. LAMB.
Mayor.
S. W. BROWN.
City Clerk.
State OF Colorado, County OF Ctero.
City OF La Junta. s..
!, S. W. Brown. city clerk OF the
city OF La Junta. Colorado, do here
by certify that the foregoing ordi-
nance was placed on its first read.
ing and was duly read and passed
on It's first reading at regular
meeting Of the city council of said
city on September IS. 1913.
S. W. BROWN.
City Clerk.
First publication, September 20. 1913.
Last publication. October 4. 1913,
La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04


In pursuance OF an ordinance Of
the City OF La junia. Colorado. adopt
I'd and approved on the 18th day Of
September. A. d. 1913. pubic no.
uce Is hereby given. tina, a special
election Will be held on the lith day
OF November, 4. D.. 1918. at the
following named places In the CITY
~ La Junta. Colorado. towit: In
Ward One. at the residence II Pc
ter krany. sei Cimarron avenue: In
Ward Two. at the City Hall. No. l3
East I'd street: In Ward Three. at
the residence OF S. ". Brown, 3Os
Carson avenue
At said election there will be sub
mi,ted to the voters Of the City Of
La Jun'a. who are tax payers under
the Law. the following question:
Shall the City Council Of the City
Of La Jun,a. Colorado. be empower.
ed To authorize erection OF gas
works. gas plants and appliances and
a distributing system for the same.
In the City OF Ia Jun,a, by The
Rocky Mountain Gas Company. i,s
successors and assigns and
shall the City Council b. authorized
TO grant TO the said company. for
the erection. maintenance and oper.
alton of the same. 4 franchise there
for. substantially on the terms and
conditions Of the proposed ordinance
Set forth In Section OF the ordi.
nance calling this election, reference
tn which v hereby made for greater
certainty.
The persons appointed Judges Of
EEs>ction will meet At nine O'Clock A.
~. Tuesday Of the week preceding
the special election Aforesaid. n the
place for holding such election. for
the purpose Of revising. correcting
and completing the annual registry
by law required Ia be made, and for
that purpose they are authorized to
TAX. from tn. office Of the County
Clerk OF ot.ro County. the las, pre-
cediny annual registry Of electors
for the city II La Juntx. Colorado.
Tn. polls viii be open from X.
n. TO =. ". q that day.
The ballots TO he used In voting
'igon the question above submitted
Will be- prepared and furnished 10
The Judges Of Election by the City
Clerk. and by them furnished to the
votcra.
The election VII be held and con.
Quoted ~ nearly ~ may b. In the
manner prcscfib~d BY Law In IN.
case Of elections for Municipal Off.
Gers.
At such eisrtioa only such votcrs
os the CITY Of Ia junta. Colorado. a.
are tax payers under the law win be
permitted 70 vote on tho question
suhnitted. The term TAX payer"
means aad incisles only those pr.
sons Who are qualified electors un.
der the registsstioa and election laws
os The state. and who. In the cs,sn.
dAs year Iast Descsdias the sa,d
election. shaii AAvs paA . tax or b.
haess Sor ~ vayasal a such 81
tax. u1ea reai - psssoeai propeety. |
aessess1 y ~ ~ ~ tAsa IN
sseA ~ vAess ~ vses = slIsssl.
La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04
Ordinance No. 22o.

An ordinance authorizing The
Rocky Mountain Gas Company. us
succossors and assigns to con
struot. maintain. own and operate gas
works. gas factories and appliances
Including all necessary fixtures and
appurtenanec~ for manufac curing
supplying and distributing gas for
purpose Of light heat power and
other purposes. Ia public and private
buildings. persons. firms and corpo-
rations IN the city Of Ia Junta. o,cro
county. Colorado
Be Il Ordained by the city Coun-
ell OF the city OF la Junta. Colo
ado
ARTICLE /. That The Rocky
Mountain Gas Company. IT, succesS-
ors and assigns Who shah hereinafter
be designated aS grantee. be and
tn.y are hereby granted the right.
privilege. and franchise. subject To
the limitations herein specified and
as provided by law. to construct,
own. maintain and operate ras works.
gas factories and appliances IN or ad-
jarent To the City Of la lunta.. Col.
orado. upon private lands or on suit
able public lands or property Of III"
city 10 be designated by the said
City Council. 20 lay condui,s. mains.
and pipes. errc, other fixtures or AZ.
para,us for supplying and distribu,.
ing gas for lirht. heat. mechanical
manufacturing and power purposes,
In any Of the streets. avenues. nl.
ieys. yiaducts. subeAys and public
grounds Of the said city Of La Jun.
IA. Colorado ~ they ar" now or may
hereafter be- laid on, within the pre-
sent or future limits OF the city;
Ia acquire and hold any and all real
estate. easements and rights neces.
sary 10 that end and purpose: 10
manufacture. store and distribute ghs
for light heat and power through and
over said streets avenues. alleys.
viaduets. subwhys aud public grounds
OF said city; 10 erect. maintain. own
and operate such buildings. works.
mains. pipes ard fixtures ms are ne.
c"ssary for manufacturing and dis.
uibn'lnE such gas for light. heat
and power. together with All ma.
ohinery and attachments necessary
thereto. and for this purpose may en-.
ter upon. through or under any
street. avenue. alley. yiaduci. sub.
way or public ground. 10 take up
any pavement or sidewalk therein
and To make excavations necessary
for tho laying Of such condui,s.
msins. pipes and appur'"nanccs. ~.
tending same or any portion Of same.
providing that such Use of said
strests. a.cnues. alleys. yiad,Sta.
subwsys and public grounds b~
made with tho least possible incon.
vsnirnce To the inhabi,ants a saN
city: that such excavations b. bar.
stcaAed when neceeaasy aal lieAesd
= aisAl aAd sarA ssAsvalka. pave
0sats - sxeaveelDss ~ ssolAse1 ~
La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04
No, cmbcr II. 1918.
OFFICIAL BALLOT

Qu-stion submitted:
Shall III. Ci:y Council o, the City
of La Junta. Colorado. be empower
ed TO authorize the erection In tho
said City o. la IuntA Of gas works.
gas factories, plants and appliances.
and distributing system therefor.
by The Rocky Mountain Gas Com.
pany. It's Successors and as.
signs. AMI shall the said City Coun.
ell have authority to gran, by ordi-
nance franchise for the erection.
maln'.nanc. and operation Of the
same under the terms and conditions
Of a proposed ordinance Sc, forth in
this ordinanc. calling the election.
reference Ia which is hereby made
for greater certainty.
La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04
thsreo! for one year.
ARTICLE II. Said grantee, Its

ARTICLE IL. SAID grantee, It's sue
ces-ors and assigns shall during the
life o. this franchise furnish free Of
charge to the library building gas for
H.hiing purposes In case the May
or and Council shall by resolution
direct said grantee. its SUCCESSORS
and assigns. To furnish gas TO some
building or place other than the IT.
hrary building. same shall be fur
rished and the amount OF gas To be
supplied To be determined by what
,s0uld ordinarily be used for lighting
purposes In building such as the
library building.
ARTICLE II. Said grantee shall
Gle with the said City OF La Junta
a bond for One Thousand Dollar
tsl .OOol with securities 10 be Ap'
proved by the City Council OF xaid
city, which said bond is subject To
forfeiture al the will os the City
Council OF the CITY OF Ia Jun,a Il
grantee fails to proceed with the con
s,ruction and operation OF said Gas
Works as herein provided.
ARTICLE -. This ordinance or
franchise and all benefits thereun'
der granted to said The Rocky Noun.
tain Gas Company shall inure TO ia
-lccessors and assigns. and
shall be binding on them the same as
II the words Its SUCCESSORS and
assiKns" were repeated In each and
every clause and article OF this or
iiuanoe.
SECTION :. The question as sub
m!itsd shall be voted on at such cleo
u1n by the voters qualified as afore-
said. at the following named places
i1 the City OF La Junta. Colorado
'o-Wit: In Ward One. at the resi-
dencc OF Peter KranE. 62l Cimarron
avenue. In Ward Two. at the City
Hall. - East I'd street: In Ward
Thrco. at the residence OF S. w
Brown. 30s Carson avenue The vote
shall be by ballot In the form here
matter provided. and said election
shall be iD all respects as nearly as
may be. held and conducted IN the
manner prescribed by law, in cases o
elections for municipal officers.
SECTION 4 The ballots 10 b'
used in voting upon the question
above mentioned. shall be prepared
and furnished by the City Clerk 'c
the Judges Of Election. to be b,
them furnished to the voters anC
they shall b. in the following print
"a form:
CITY OF Ia JuNTA. COLORADO
La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04

FOR the authorization Of
EAs works. gas plants and ap-
piiances and a distributing sys-
TEN therefor In the City Of Ia
Junta. Colorado. by The Rocky
Mountain Gas Company. its
SUCCESSORS and assigns. and for
the granting by the City Coun.
ell os q franchise for the erec-
ton. maintenance and operation
Of IN" same. under the ferma
and conditions OF n proposed
ordinance. -, forth In the or.
dinanee calling this election.
reference 10 which IL hereby
made for greater certainty.
. .
AGAINST the authorization
Of gas works. rAs plants and
appliances and a distributing
system therefor In the City of
Ia Junfa. Colorado. by The
Rocky Mountain Gas Company.
its suceesaors and A..
signs. and for tho granting by the
City Council os q franchise for
the erection. maintenance and
operation Of the aame. under
the terms and conditions o( .
peopnsed ordnance. ~ forth
In the ordnance niiing this
election. reference 10 which \
Aeessy made for greater ces.
tAlnty.
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0All ballot shall b. cast BY ear'
pess RArtins IN x opposite hi
Aelcs. IN manner provid~d BY N,
y vsttne uspa saea1@sats 70 b
paGi1est1ea q ~ State a Co,orade
SECTION 5. No taliee ~ q
Dn1nGe ~ sssse3sa GAAu - n
Ieve1 ~ ~ jn1oes q Uscejsa. -
= ~ Dososo e0Uong ~ 80
La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04
WHAT
IA JuNrA HAS
1918

No saloons.
Boys club.
-Four hotels.
-Four parks.
Three banks.
One city hall.
Three hospitals.
Nine churches.
One court house.
One skating rink.
One planning mill.
One kindergarten.
Four lumber yards.
One fire department.
Six school buildings.
Three livery stables.
One 25-ton Ice plant
Two steam laundries.
Free delivery OF mails.
One cold storage plant.
Three telegraph offices.
One seven.ton Ice plant.
One band and orchestra.
An altitude Of 1000 feet.
Twenty.four social clubs.
School population OF 1900.
Three moving picture shows.
Seven thousand population
Bank deposits Of 81. 900 900.
A $4,000 high school build.
Ing.
Twenty.three passenger trains
daily.
One star and three rural
routes.
Telephone system with 700
phones.
Most sunshine OF any Colo.
fado city.
Miles OF brick and cement
sidewalks.
Santa Fs shops. employing
1000 men.
Three printing offices and
one nevspapes.
Twenty three fraternal and
secret societies.
Average monthly postofsice
receipts of 1880.
Mennonite sani'arium. five
miles west Of city
One Touring mill Of go bar.
rels daily capacity.
Best prospect Of any town In
I've Arkansas Valley.
One brick and tile plant. OF
10000 daily capacity.
Rapidly growing. surround.
hs Agricultural territory.
Headquarters Of the western
Grand division OF the Santa Fs
railway.
Electric iixht and power
plant. With sil.day and al.
nkht service.
Ten thousand acres Of viz.
s'n agricultural territory now
rapidly settling up.
local building and ,oan -.
sec'atioa With e3.ooo.ooo eap.
''al and loans In otsso coun.
y asrseatins eseo, ~.
Fos'y.thrss niiss q sasta
70 ssdstrsck. with . freigAt
ca capacity Of S.eoe.
10 ssct. L. Junta b The b>st
seva Of Ito Size n tAs state
q Colombo. aaA b tAs ~.
:" and satsrai clearing
nesss q tAs Richest valley n
La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04
PUBLIC NOTICE

November II. 1918.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-24
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

NJ. E. Church Soutb-Service. ,,or-,,
ana evening every first and fbira S,'ns
aay In each month. Sunday school az
q. IN. Prayer meeting every Wedn.ss
oIy evening. Rev. T. V. Joiner. pastor.
mornins Sh9rch-Services every sunday
no n.S a. m. Prayer meeting every We'd.
S1hTistian Church-Services every fourth
Sci'a.y at III a. m. and D. m. Sunday
pastor. ~ D. WISht
s 81 +: Churoh-Services first Sunday I'm
S S month at IL q. IN. and n ma
sunday Scool s:45. " H.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-24
ROCKEFELLER A LITTLE SHY
According to Small Girl His Appar-
emily Strongest Asset Was Not
Enough for One Thing.

The audience which heard the Rev.
w. w. BASTARD, John ID. Rockefeller's
Cleveland pastor, address the Christ
ian Endeavor convention was amused
by a story on the richest man.
while riding in an auto with Mr..
Rockefeller recently, some miles from
Cleveland" said the Rev. DR.. Bus
tard, I'VE were about to pass a little
barefoot girl plodding along through
the dust, when Mr.. Rockefeller or
dered the chauffeur to halt the car.
Then he invited her to step up on the
running board and asked her where
sha would like to have the car stop
1sFscp-~~r-stA. kV~ -
ped. Ss Sssasesss .,ss - as,.....-,,,->
The little girl said she Wanted to
get off at the second crossroads, and
asked:
"'How far are you going?
"'Oh, we're going to heaven Mr..
Rockefeller answered.
THE little girl was surprised, as
many people are when he says that.
Then he asked:
Don't you think well get there?
ono said the little girl.
"'And why not?' persisted Mr..
Rockefeller.
"I don't think you have enough
gasoline she said. "-Cleveland Press.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-24
Rose-Tinted Mountains.

The rosy light that tinges SO beau
tifully the submits of lofty, snow-clad
mountains before sunrise and after
sunset is due to the fact that the
yellow and red rays of light possess
more penetrative power than the blue
The aforementioned rays make their
way through stretches of the atmos-
phere which entirely arrest and turn
back the blue, and they do this the
more especially if the air is laden at
the time with extraneous particles
that augment their opacity.
When the sun is below the horizon
the red and yellow rays struggle on
through the air as far as the snowy
heights, dropping their associates by
the way, and thus paint their fleecy
surfaces with red and yellow tinted
light. This roseate afterglow is very
beautifully seen on the Jungfrau. The
broad based cone is suddenly covered
in the deepening twilight with the
crimson hue of the rose, and this
gradually fades until the whole has
vanished into darkness.-Harper's
Weekly .;r,sslls = !. Il 8. i4Il
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-24
ABE IN PHILANTHROPY MOOD
Successful American Writer Relates
With Pleasure How He Served
Inquiring Chicago Woman.

George AIDE was talking about his
last visit to London.
Il like to knock about London
alone" he said, studying the places
of historical interest: and at this kind
~ Christmas season | remember with
particular pleasure a good deed that
performed at one of London's historic
landmarks for Chicago woman.
ut was a rainy fall day and | sat
over beefsteak pudding and mug
Of bitter at the Cheshire Cheese on
Fleet street.
THE Chicago woman entered, Bos-
wells johnson in her hand. The Che
shire Cheese was, you know, Johnson's
favorite tavern, and the woman had
been told that the great mans auto
graph could still be seen, penciled on
one of the walls.
The walters told her they knew of
no such autograph, but the woman,
with dauntless Chicago spirit, began
a long, long search, upstairs and
down.
while she was upstairs a warm
glow of benevolence suddenly rose up
in my breast, and, taking pencil
from my pocket. l wrote with quaint
eighteenth century flourishes on the
wall behind me:
"'Sam: Johnson
THE woman on her return from up
stairs spied the autograph and was
overjoyed. Is it not amazing how
much happiness we can give to others
by these little acts OF kindness?"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-24
Too Tender With Il.

A physician tells a story of phil
anthropic doctor in a Pennsylvania
coal mining town who presented each
household with nice new thermome-
ter and told the people the necessity
Of maintaining proper temperature.
When making his rounds one day he
observed his thermometer hanging in
the room. He inquired of the woman
of the house If she had remembered
his instructions.
Indeed, sir, do" was the response.
81 hang the thing right up there and
l watch it carefully to see it does not
get too high
&c 'od!" exclaimed the doctor. And
what do you do when the tempera-
ture rises above 20 degrees?"
why, sir" answered the woman.
with the air Of one faithful to trust,
when It gets too high ! take 1t down
and put 1t outside until 1t cools on"
Newark Star.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-24
He'll Probably Give II Up.

VIII Prof. Walter Dill Scott or
some other eminent psychologist ex'
plain why a strong-minded. able-bod-
led citizen will lie awake in a state
of semi-freezing for hours, enduring
the slow torture. rather than get up
in the full strength of the cold for
two minutes while getting another
blanket?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-24

IL
learning the alphabet. A boy of seven
may be skilful woodcarver, while
some of the handsomest rugs are
woven by children not yet in their
teens.
McAlester, Okla.-Fred w. Holt,
secretary, mailed a check for $4,000
today as Christmas gift from the
United Mine Workers of this district
to the striking miners of West Vir-
ginia. The money was ordered sent
by a referendum vote which was unan-
imous.
Duluth, MINI. The ship-building
companies and repair plants on the
great lakes appear to be trying to
smash" the eight-hour law recently
enacted by congress, and decline to do
repair work for the government on
that basis.
Paris, France.-The fourth attempt
TO bring about a general strike as a
protest against war and TO demon
strate labor's power to paralyze re-
sources of the government. proved In
effective.
Yokohama, Japan.-Wages In Japan
have arisen on the average over 80
per cent. in the last ten years. Dur
ing that time the average price Of
commodities has increased about S3
per cent.
Philadelphia.-Among 9l5,o63 en-
ployes in Pennsylvania industries last
year, there were 1909 fatal and 1862
minor accidents, total of 50.s7l.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-24
Sins Of the Mothers.

Discovery that the hobble skirt was
in vogue Just 5000 years ago, prompts
one to be belief that the sins of the
mothers shall be visited upon the
children of the nine hundred and
ninety-ninth generation. - Amarillo
News.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-24

National Officers:

National Officers:
Presidential. +. Sharp. Narrows, Ky.
Vice President-J. Nj. Woods.
cretary-Treasurer-S. ID. Kump, In
dianapolis, Ind.
State Officers:
II. NJ. Froman, Carroll county, Pres.
T. 7. Barrett. Henderson county Vice
President.
>, s. B. Robertson. Mclean county. sec.-
Treas.
o. p. Roemsr. Warren county. State
Organizer.
G. c. Allen, Henry county, and Lat
tic Graves. Allen county, Assistant state
organizers.
Board Of Directors. Ben Watson, War.
rem county; c. NJ. Barnett. Ohio coun-
ty; A. III. Brooks, Bracken county; II. i.
I. Ray, Hardin county, and j. +. boss.
Muhlenberg county.
Ohio County Officers:
s. l.. Stevens. Pres, Beaver Dam. Ky.
Henry Pirtle, Sec. Hartford. Ky.
ID. Ford. Treas. Hartford. Ky.
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Henry Leach, Chairman. Hartford. KY.
1. l.. b. Tichenor. Hartford. Il. II. ID.
9. E.. C. Hartford, Reynolds, Ky.
g. M s. Patterson, Olaton, Ky.
4. Il. l.. Afford, White Run, Ky.
s. Richard Pmmer. Taylor Mines.ky.