La Junta tribune., 1914-01-17

INK tne TeWAiuOeI ol l'lS W ha's
The bootlegEers place In society
will be- about on par with that OF
horse thief In La Junta in the future
and what's more, II ought to be.
The Nay OF the transeressor Is
sure toush-cspecially the bootleg
Eing transsressor-whe he has to
eo to Jail to cogitate over his trans
rrsssions.
Editor Stanley OF the Rocky Ford
Tribun. says that matrimony Is no
longer tn. game OF chance II was a
few years ago. With the present
style OF dress a young man can see
just what he Is getting.
The fashion OF fininr hootl.rrer
800. and then remittinr tn. fine ON
his solemn promise that h. will be
rood and sin no more. seems to have
been r.lerated to IN. scrap heap.
.
Tn. first number OF tn. Prison
Post has been issued at III. p.nit.n.
,iary In Joliet. III Peter Van Wis
singer OF Chicago. serving a term for
iorg.ri.s which aggregated several
thousand dollars. Is editor Among
the l.200 prisoners there Was not
single printer. ON. had to be en-
pIoy.d from the outside.
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Since the organization Of III. Otero
County Agricultural Association. the
members have been Instrumental In
landing iss first prizes for arricul-
tural products Tn. next big trophy
will be- the prize for oats. and the
club will b. H. close competition With
the Canadian exhibit Watch otcro
com. hom. With the streaming ban
ner OF blue Rocky Ford Gazette.
Next Wednesday night the annual
supper and business melting of the
members of the Baptist church and
place In tn. banqu", hall of the
church Tim. will b. called on the
supper a, s.3o O'Clock and every one
Who can qualify either as a member
or friend OF tn. church is invited to
h. present The supper viii b. free,
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Work on tn. new opera hous. IL
progressing very satisfactorily. the
plsst.rir= of III. interior has been
completed. aud III. decorators ar.
nov at work making the dead ~alh
thing of beauty and y Joy forever
II l. commencing To look lik. a real
opera house. and It Is going to b. on.
OF III. finest in tn. stat. outsid. OF
the thr.. larr. cities II l. thought
that II viii b. ready for tn. opening
attraction about tn. middl. of Feb
ruary,
krang brothers planning mill Is nov
operated 10y electricity, and tn. steam
plant has been abandoned. Manager
Millik.n closed contrac, III. firs,
Of III. week To Install IN. necessary
equipment for .l.c,ri. power. aud
the mill was ready for operation With
the n"s power yesterday Tn. mill
~til nov be prepared to start up OF
short motto. to do any rush work
that may com. In, aud this Will b" a
decided adyan,ar. for patrons a,
we'll s. money In IN. Jeans of tn. pro
pri.tors.
In Rocky Ford the n.Wspap.rs ar.
pieturinr to their minds .y. Jus
how Main street will look viii
eight ornamental lisht poles In -y
cry block. clusters Of r.fulr.nc.
h-amins With IN. lus,.r OF distinc
tive character. Illuminating spot
I~ssiy clean paved street thronE.,
With n cont.nt.d crowd every night
at least that Was the pictur" tina
illuminated the minds ~. of Jack
the printer. OF the Topic
That Was some picture. too ". ma.
ha,. u picture OF that Kind In l..
Junta In tn. not very far or din
distant future.
Rocky Ford II aEita,inx IN. que.
tions Of ornamental street iixhtin
paving Main street and = milk con
aeasary for that burg all at one an
she ssm~ time. Rocky Ford is al
ways asitatins some question tha
has for It's object the bettertns q
coaditiona In the town. and the r.
sslt II that she usuass3 gets most q
thp things she Ro~s after. Il ~oui
~ . good thing for some Of the busi
0eaa men Of Ia Junts 10 become Ia