La Junta tribune., 1913-11-01

Ford. aad sat - See i veen4ef not
less than two nor 0oeo 49, three
years Charles Clask. ~ colored
gentleman consieteA of "whits .lay-
cry" and the third nsshee Of the
coiored trio. was ssnt - foe not less
than one year nor mors than saghtee
months. He boosted Of u fact ,ha,
II was not the first uns ~ Aad been
sent up for the same offsuss.
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La Junta now has lele telephones
In the local exchange. a increase
since the first Of the year q over
fifty. When you call - esatraI and
ask her to hitch You On 70 Smith,
Jones or Ferguson. without Eiyins
tho number. just think Of the mem
ory you expect each operator to
have attached to the inside of her
Uranium. 10 you thiak your own
memory would be equal 70 the job
Sheriff Yant had . round-up sith
one OF the county commissSoners a
few days ago. II happsned to be
over the telephone 20 there was no
damage done. Late one evening
Commissioner Harsin called up the
sheriff and propounded The query;
did you give that niger permis-
sion to sleep In the jury room last
night"
NO said the sheriff. "but 4
about IT,"
We'll. don't you ever let II hap
pen again" remarked Commissioner
Harsin. I'm running that court
house, and don't want = niger
lodging house made out Of H."
''Is that so7' said the sheriff.
Well. Well see about H. This parti-
oular Niger happened to be witness
whom We were holding TO testify in
a state case. and guess he had just
as much right to sleep In the Jury
room as you have. providing I think
So
While In La JuntA Commissiouer
Harsin has been In the habit OF saw
Ing room rent by sleeping IN the
jury room. and one day last week
when he went up there to retire. he
found III. niger witness In bed
ahead OF him. He was some ~ hat
p.eved. and while In this belirerent
mood called up the sheriff and said
things. He did not make much head
way. however. and since then Sheriff
Yant has had a Yale lock plaecd on
official tina, wants TO use tn. jury
room In the future as a sleeping
porch will have To see him about It
Thus ondeth the '.-st chapter.
Wonder II any or our locnl coal
dealers went to see the "movies" at
Wondsrly's last "Wednesday uisht7
The title Of one Of the pictures Was
Whenever you see nm opportunity.
grasp H." II gave some pertinent
object lessons In the art Of gettiag
rich quick. The price Of coal has
been advanced In La Junta 81 per
ton since the strike was inaugurat-
ed. but II Is well known fact that
local dealers we're well stocked with
coal before the strike began. and the
pric. at which the excess supply Was
bought was the same "a IL had been
when coal was only 1915 per ton.
Tn. local coal dealers are making
their regular profit. and IN addition
the 81 advance per ton mad. by the
coal operators. Why not give the
local consumers III. b.neit of the
81 advance as long AS the supply lasts
that was bought b~for. the strike'
Under the gospel OF the square deal
Is II ri.h, for the coal dealers to see
An opportunity and grasp IT," Just
because they are having trouble In
the coal mine districts' Why xhoulA
the retail price be advanced SAITH
coal IL bought from the operztoss ~
the advanced price, The policy Of
seeing an opportunity and grase-
Ing IT, II the one that has caused
the great hue and cry sbou, govern
ment regulation and control OF tsuses.
Grinding corporations" that ass ae-
tuated BY the policy of "s.-iag -
opportunity and graspinx II, viii ~.
ways exist - long ~ III. eoanoa
herd fail TO see the light of ths
square deal. The grinding corposs.
tons" are no bstter or nor veees
than some OF the rest OF Us. ed .
majority Of ~ need fixing aud rigs.
Iatins just a much ~ the rrisAias
corporations DO. Age has not WITH
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