La Junta tribune., 1913-02-08
MAN
ABOUT
TOWN


democratic legislator that the prohib-
itory law has filled Kansas with
hypocrites." Walt Mason says that
Kansas Ii better off with a popula'
ton OF happy. healthy. prosperous
hypocrites. than population Of
booze fighters.
A country school teacher was
casliing her monthly check at the
bank. The teller apoioIized for the
filthy condition OF the bills. saying:
II hope you're no, afraid OF mic
robes"
Not a bit OF it," the school teach
er replied I'm sure no microbe
could live on my salary"
II appears tina, some OF our local
merchants condescend once in 4
while to patronize mail order prin,
shops. One day this week we re
cciyed a statement from a local mer-
chant The statement was cheap
looking exhibit. and had two very
pronounced typographical errors, The
date line was thusly. La Junta. Col
orado." and the location was given
as the Dene.n Biock-~herever that
u.
wounded another In saloon bra~l
In Denver about two years ago. be-
sides ~reckinr IN. home Of one OF
the most prominent men In Denver.
has been granted new trial by
the supr"m. court. lie has been In
jail In Denver for twenty-five months,
bu, has not yet lost his nerve. His
cell is adorned with motto. which
says. Even II II hurts your face
smile" There's some optimism for
you
According to the director of con
OF IN. 1915 exposition In
San Francisco mere than t~enty-four
have already been grant
ID which will involve an eIpcndi'ur.
u 81 .5"i 900 In preparing for the en-.
tertainmcn, of thousands of visitors.
One Of tn. concession. viii b. a re-.
production Of the Grand Canyon Of
In miniature. upon which
the Santa r. Railroad Company will
spend $3.50 600.
When you read the Denver news.
papers about the various aud sun.
dry things that mr." 'ranspiring In
the capitol city sbou, the only news
items that you can bank on heins
true In their supreme entirety are
the death notices and IN. obituaries
Not until there ar. few more OF
the later viii ther. ever b. any hope
for Denver's regeneration Too bad.
too, that n city 81 such llmitlcss
civic possibilities should be- handicap
ped with perpetual political bnwls
-
II the drinking fountain that used
10 adorn the northwest corner of
the court house park has lost IT,
usefulness as thirst purveyor to
the wnyfar"r within our gates. Why
not rclcgaie II To the scrap heap In
the city hall barnyard Instead Of per.
mitting n to cumb.r the ground IN
n stat. Of innocuous dcsuetude where
II nov kT Why cumbcreth 4, the
ground near Nh"rc II was formerly
n thlnr Of beauty and JOY forever
anyway What For civic shift.
iessn"ss this l. about the limit
3
George " Near sold Ms twenty
acre tract, Just west ot y y Berry's
orchard tract. last Wednesday. for
5000 spot cash. or $3.50 per acre
Nr Near bought this twenty acr.
tract less than dozen years ago for
mn even 81 900 or $50 per acre The
purchaser was William e Grimm
The opportunity 20 get rich on land
Investments IN the Arkansas Valley
and right around la junta. Ii still IN
lts infancy We are willing IN va.
rer thoroughbred caniu" aFalnsi d
$500 note that the same tract cannot
be bought In five years for less thar
$500 an acre.
Thlriy.Hls states have ratified ,hs
Income tax amendment Ia the cons'i
tuition ~ the United States. and n
the course ~ time I, will becom,
operative People who own au,omo
bilcs and all others who have an In
come IN excess Of 81 900 per annum
Will pay an Income tax 10 Uncle Sam
n $500 pcr annnm. or one ror rom
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