La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1914-08-01

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out Of The tool box on the sntir'
trip. He left wednesday morning
accompanied b his relatives. NJ
and Mrs.. John Clinesmith. for . ton
Of northern Colombo. and expects 4
return homo in about ten days.
The Colonsl says. ''Ain't Il funnI
what . difference little worl
makss?" The agent there II but on,
agent in connection with this) VA
invited to 90 70 Denver. via the au
lomobile route. which Invitation b
accepted. He set forth on the jour
ney one morning - proud ~ pea
cock spreading It's tail feathers
About . mile out they had . pune
ture. He put In half an hour pump
ing Il up. On the trip they had forty
punctures. Being . gallant gentle
man he would not let any Of the rest
Of the party do such mental labor
lie put In twenty hours At the
pump. On his way back. when he
sat down on the plush cushion Of q
Pullman. he looked At his biistered
hands. heaved an elongated sigh,
and said. Never again" Curfew
bells may ring out their wild alarums
ON the dead hours Of night, but there
is some doubt to the tinkling Of
wedding bells.
/. n. Athey arrived home last Sun.
day morning from two months Wis
Il in Illinois and Indiana. He reports
weather conditions. both In Indiana
and Illinois. very hot and dry and
the crop prospect about NIL. Mr..
Athey visited his old home. Martins
Vile. ILL.,. just across the line from
Terre Haute. Ind. which has develop
ed into quite an oil field during the
past ten years. There Is one farm
Of 1900 acres which is devoted ex-
ciusiveiy to the production OF oil. II
is known rs the Ohio Oil Company
Tank Farm. On this farm there are
335 oil tanks. each having . capa.
city Of $4,000 barrels. some Of the
farmers around Msrsinsville. on
whose farms oil has besa located
nov receive royalties - high - $500
per day. and they have 70 much
money that. Il keeps them busy oil
day figuring out new schemes TO GET
rid OF II. All Of then ride In auto.
mobiles. Of course. but they outlived
that method Of getting lid Of surplus
coin years ago. and are nov LOOKING
for new worlds 70 conquer.
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Otero county was snmewhat In the
iimelight at the democfstic state -.
sembiy this week. Hes Potter was
third man In the race for the nomI'
nation for secretary u state. With Y
v. Brake. the lackey Of the Uaited
Mine Workers. In the lead. In fact
the United Mine Workers were Ia
control Of the convention. but ws
very much doubt whether their con
troll will extsnd 70 the hosts Of o.
mocracy outside Of the convention
Miies Saunders vas hooted and hiss
I'd when he introduced . resolutios
urging the party 70 take . stasd FOL
Law aud order. - u looks - though
the democracy vas In control Of ths
mob this year of gracs. Mr.. Saun
ders viii probably vote the rspubli
can ticket straight. peovidins the ~
puhiicans nominate the right man fol
governor. and he will have plenty o.
company among thoss sho belssvs
In iav snd order ~ veil - Jeffss
souian sinplIeisy. via Ton ras
terror for governor. . man Who IA
done more 70 keep this state IL I
turmoil than any other .maa II u
Colorado would b about on . ri
With Europe 81 TIE present momeo
for psace sad prosperity.
u h douhsful u . bettes ltst o
names could have beeu SELECTED thai
shoss that viil appear On The halo
~ the primary eleetses - 0spssa
bes ssA. % candidates q Deosrsaalv'
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