La Junta tribune., 1914-02-07

son and Idaho. and that viii make
some dry territory II they all win.
John Fisher one or the old stand
bys OF the leisure trust. was recent
ly promoted to the position OF clerk
in charge In the railway postal ser
vice between this city and Albuquer-
que.
something which Arthur Capper. as
a newspaper publisher. can hardly
fail to indorse. The governor says
III every country merchant VIII
spend as much OF his profits in good
honest advertising, In proportion, as
the mail order houses do. he viii
have but little troble with mail order
competition
Theo Thulemeyer and Vic Lager
quist started out on tour OF Otero
and Crowley counties Thursday
morning. via the automobile route,
when the atmosphere was all that
could be desired. Yesterday the
weather conditions were somewhat
different. and 1t has not been learn
ed as yet whether they survived.
They probably did II they reached
Sugar City alive.
Tom Supenor finally made a plea
Of guilty in the district court on the
charge OF assaulting u. T Whitlock.
OF Rocky Ford When Toms case
Nas called neither his attorney or
the prosecuting WiiIess were 10 court
and 1t was later learned that both
gere In bed sick ON the advice OF
another attorney. Tom uttered plea
OF guilty. and was fined SloO aud
costs IN one ease. and 81 and costs
In the other, amounting in an To
about $500 Tom paid the fine aud
kas released from custody
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Manager Thorue. OF the Mountain
States Telephone Company. is griey-
INK over the fact that the local office
lost the record during the month Of
January tor the highest percentage
OF collections In the state. The local
office has held this record for eight
months In succession. but during the
month Of January vas beaten out by
Ordwa-, whose percentage on collec-
lions was four one -huudredths great
er than La Junta n tho la Juna
ofiic" had collected 81 more the ord
aay record would have been beaten.
George uroasher ths blind man
no went 20 California q foR week 5
ago on account OF his poor health.
has written letter 20 Judge Finity
N hitch the latter received fcw DAYS
8Eo Blind George is iu san Bcr-
uardiuo. and Is already beginning To
. feel better California II full of
health seekers. and half or more
than half OF them can fiud no sork
I No one should go ther" unless he has
enough money 10 pay his expenses
for at least six months or a year. or
. can live on pure air and sleep on the
soft side OF a pine board.
The la Junh AUTOMOBILE. and Ma
chine Company h. making arrange
ments for extensive improvements at
their garage on Santa Pc avenue. An
addition. iONs0 feet In dimensions
viii be- made on the rear of their
! present location Tn. huge posts
that now support the roof viii be
superseded by trostl- sork. which
I Nill civ" automobiles an undispu,ed
right OF way ON entering the build
Ing The Improvements will add
much TO the appearance Of the build.
ing. and also provide much needed
room to accomoda,c tn. growing
business IN automobile traffic
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The buaom. white capped dairy
maids Of Holland can no longer
claim superiority In the number of
cows they milk. Their pride. one
COW 10 every man. woman and child
In the country districts is fin. re-
cord. but they are now playing sec
ond fiddle In tn. worlds dairy or
ehestra. Tor Wisconsin now point.
With prid" 10 the fact that twenty
counties In that stat. nov exceed
the Nctherisnds' record. One rovns,
has more than two cows for each rur-
al resident. How long. oh Bovtuus.
how long viii II b. before Otcro
county can point with pride to hsv.
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