La Junta tribune., 1914-12-19

the needs OF Newdale. which will be
= plenty. providing the Mayor Of
Newdale utilizes his great American
privilege OF keeping municipal Inn
provements thereabouts up to the
minute.
! Last Tuesday the American Beet
Sugar Company. on the second far
mers' payday Of the present season.
distributed about 100000 TO the
growers Of beets in this part Of the
Arkansas Valley. Besides that. In
La Junta. the Santa Fe distributed
( between $4,000 and $4,000 more.
and the Otero Gas Company Is turn
Ing loose between $500 and 1880
every Saturday night. This ought
to help some in keeping up the Christ
mas spi'u around La Junta.
~
A farmer spilled some whiskey on
! his barn floor, 10 that little stream
Of II ran out. A certain mouse sal
lied forth from his hole and being
l thirsty took sip. II tasted strange
and he went back In his hole and
thought. Then he came out and
took another sip and went back again
and thought. Then he came out
and took big drink. Then he jump
ed up on the edge Of the soap box
and stood upon his hind legs, bristi-
ed his whiskcrs. and exclaimed:
Now bring out that damned cat"
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Z $. II. Miller. of North La Jupta.
Z received n picture one day this week
OF n wagonioad OF corn that was on
exhibition at n corn show at Whites
Vile. No. recently. The load OF
corn weighed Io.75o pounds. and
the wagon box had sideboards on II
until u reached u height Of about
fifteen feet The wagon and corn
sold for $50. At this particular
corn show. however. Illinois carried
off the first premium Of 800 for the
best one hundred ears. That's rath-
er tough on Missouri. but they sure
do grow some corn In Illinois.
Kansss has shipped sixty-seven
carloads Of flour To New York for the
Be,Gisn refugees. The raIIroad:
have been hauling the flour 70 the A..
iantic sesboard free Of cost. and
early this peek sent word to the re-
lief committee that no more flour
would BE- hauled free. The rail-.
roads probably did noe figure on
Just how generous the people Of
Kansas really are. Each Of the sig.
V-sev~n cars averaged ses barrels Of
flour. making = total of 1t.O03 bar
rsis contributed by the people Of
Kansas To the refugees of that ssrick.
en- kingdom.
Strange to relate there IL one cor.
poration In Colorado that wants to
give something to the public. The
Florence 4 Cripple Greek Railway
Company has offered 10 present TO
the people Of Teller aud Fremont
counties It's line and right of way
extending from Canon City 10 Victor.
10 b. used ~ . public highway Dur
Ing . great storm In July. 1919.
nine miles of the railroad track were
washed down the mountain side.
Having been ordered by the railroad
commission TO rc-cstAblish train ser.
vice. the corporation elects TO give
the road away.
.
During . membership campaign
conducted by the Pueblo Commerce
club. which has just closed. ftssy.
four ne~ members we're added. The
Initiation fee IL e:s. Wonder how
many new members the Ia Junta
Industrial Association. which has
he~n In . state of innoucuous desse-
tude for many months. could secure.
IN = nemberrhip campaign. ~ the
rate Of ess PERI ny The way. is ous
local association dead. Or Just dos.
ins' Why nos comblne tt With ths
Merchants Assoeiasioa. and then
everybody get together for the good
aud welfare Of The bsss town on the
maS'
I'VE remembss 70 have seea soas.
whsss. q sons tine. psossss which
} has ous hearty ssdeessnsas--s Dse.
tsss aealass sDsaklng u shs holy -.
~ nov aopsUaeAing - x0as." sayu
DeatsSes oesveas y . sscsat lssue n
ths nyssueerg. (Tson.D Duss oav,
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soea ~ American DeoDle. = ~
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