La Junta tribune., 1914-05-23

had been expended on the Swink
road each year. Il would b in just
a. good condition now ~ Il was when
II was f'rst built. We ought 70 have
road across the county that would
match and be In harmony with the
concrete bridge across the river II
La Junta. That bridge is the best
Investment Otero county ever made.
even II II did cost : wad OF money.
and time will prove L.
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Cherry Pie Day Is TO be celebrat-
ed At Manxanola this year on July
9Th. and thousands OF visitors from
all over the state As well as from the
entire Arkansas valley are expected
Preparations are being made on .
more elaborate scale than usual this
year. Every visitor will be provid-
81 with all the cherry pie he can
hold. and there will be program Of
racing. baseball and athletic events.
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Fred l.. Perdue Is = changed man
since he became victim of the evan
Eelistic wave that recently struck
Rocky Ford. He Is dead In earnest.
80 much 70 that he has even quit
swearing. When he goes to crank
his car nowadays. and II doesn't
start. he straightens up. takes off
his hat and smiles. saying: Il know
what you're trying to get me 10 do.
but I'm not going to do it!" Good
boy. Fred. keeper up!
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One day this week we received q
souvenir postal card from Lincoln.
Neb. which said: Send my paper
to the police station until further or
derx." We couldn't make out the
name at first. and felt greatly griev.
ed that one Of our esteemed sub
scribers should be In durance vile.
We changed our notion very short
ly. however. when we made out the
name. -. Fred Funston Fred is
evidently still on duty as night cap
tain Of police In Lincoln. Neb. . po-
sition In which he both looks and
acts the part TO perfection.
What Colorado needs more than
anything else IL compulsory Law and
order. but ss long ~ the present
rotten political conditions In this
state exist Individual respect for Law
and order will continue 10 BE- . mi.
nus quantity. This applies to the cap
italist. who 10 entitled to all Of his
rights Of property. just a. much ~
II does 10 the lsborinE man Who IL
worthy Of his hire. No progress
will ever be possible In Colorado
that is not accompanied by Q stern
respect for Law aud order. A square
deal for the lAboring man and q
square deal for the capitalist IL the
only thirs that will remedy the Ills
that have afflicted Us under demo.
cratic snisruie.
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After all. the plane on which news.
papers and magazines are conduct
ed must depend on the characters
OF the individuals who are In charge.
An honest man will conduct an hon.
est newspaper. irrespective Of the
pronts. A crooked man will conduct
crooked newspaper under all cir.
cumstances. II decent men are In
Journalism. no matter what the
temptations may be-. the journalism
of the day will be- on q high plane.
II newspapers and magazines are
run BY men of iow character, the
periodicals Will reflect the Low char.
acter Of the men In control. In e.
sencc. ~ Emerson said. an inssitu.
tion Ia only the heightened shadow
Of . man. Kansas City Star.
TIE coloael aays: "Aist n funny
what . diffsrsacs . little whlsksy
uakss?" On . rscsns euaAay morn.
ins be mes . seasisnan eoins "a
church. The ssatlsnaa vas ship-
shaps u svssy way. His rainsat
was spsc and spaa. aad although nos
ssFaysd 10 Duspis aaa ans linsa. IKE
Solomon b III hls siosy. ~ was nsas.
y sheush 30 eau1lly atsirs1. Hi
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