La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1914-06-27

prosperous and enjoys lffe-in fact
he hates himself. is a menace TO .
towns prosperity. foe to God ant
no good to the devil. These persons
seem TO be necessary evil in ever,
town"
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1 II the people of western Kansas
I would turn their attention to tbs
construction OF storage reservoirs, In
stead OF asking the courts to com
pei Colorado to give up the use OF IL
own waters. they would do theii
state great services. Enough flood
waters has passed down the Arkansas
river this year to irrigate the entire
valley from Syracuse to Dodge city.
ard not single gallon OF It has been
conserved. Lamar Sparks.
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Dynamite Jack. OF the Rocky Ford
Gazette says: 1T Is high time some
steps are being arranged II the poll
\ teal putrescense OF impervious poll
( ticians. now endured too long, Is to
be expurgated and the crown OF
thorns wrested from the Goddess of
Liberty. the cheerless emblem OF
strife. struggle. turmoil. detection
and gloom removed from the name
OF our state. and the people OF the
nation given the protection their In
dustries require TO make our govern
ment successful" We are In favor
o, it---whateyer II is.
A young lady took down the re-
ceiyer of the telephone one day and
discovered that the line was IN use.
Il Just put on a pan OF beans for
dinner she heard one woman COM
placentiy informi g another.
She hung up the receiver and wait
ed for the conversation to end. Upon
returning to the telephone she found
the woman still talking Three time.
she waited. and then at last. becom-
ing exasperated. she broke into the
conversation.
MADAM. l smell your beans burn
ing" she announced crisply.
A Mortified scream greeted the re-
mark and the young lady was able Ia
put in her call. or course. this did
happen In La Junta.
Lamar II still In the lead IN the
Arkansas Valley League. but II the
game tomorrow turns out rs We all
hope Il will La Junta will occupy
that exalted position. and our local
manager may ms well place hts OF
der for the pole from which TO flaun,
the pcnnant n La Junta wins tn
morrow the local team will be- on tor
with u percentage Of sss. with La
mar . close second In the s.s hole
La Junta wiii have to win boti
games from Rocky Ford on July al
and 9Th In order 10 maintain hel
grip on top. and we believe oul
bunch Of STAIRS" are ia q mood I.
do their best--with the aid Of
bunch Of loyal rooters. The boy
are playing good ball and they de-
serve Encouragement
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One day this week we received
copy of the Evening Independent
| published n ~. Petersburg. Fla. I
vas sent BY J. v. Engie. one Of GU
former printertoriai artists Who ha
wandered over the face Of the eartl
until he has finally found = berth Il
the land Of orange groves and sun
shiue. They must have some SUNSHINE
down In FLORIDA almost ~ much q
we have here In Colorado. The w
enins independent dubs itself "th,
sunshine papes." and In . corne
card on the headline Of the pspe
says: The sunshine paper give
away It's entire circulation. absolute
" free 10 everybody. every day IN
sun does not shine ON -. Peter.
burg" Tho record on free circuiH
ton II twenty-five free issues IN thre
and one.hsif yearS. That's even i
little better than Colorado but no
much.