La Junta tribune., 1915-04-24

Japan pleads not guilty. and says
II is not trying TO steal base on
the west coast OF Mexico. With Bfy-
an behind the bat. aided and abetted
BY the policy of watehful waiting. II
will soon be possible for Japan. or
any other jimerow country. 10 steal
all the bases on Uncle Sans dta-
mond II he don't watch out.
~
Last year the expense Of conduct
ing the affairs Of the city OF Ia Jun
u averaged very close to $1,000 per
month. Evidently the business OF
running the town Of La Junta il large
enough to Justify the expense ofhiring
= competent manager to look after
Its affairs down to the smallest de-
tail. and II the services OF the right
man are secured II will prove to be
the best Investment the town ever
made.
10
Employment agents In many cities
between Chicago and Denver have
been asked to supply 10000 unskill-
ed laborers for railroad work by May
LIST. Because OF expected heavy traf-
fic many OF the western roads are
preparing TO put In the best possible
condition hundreds OF miles OF tracks
and roadbeds TO take care OF the ex-
ira number OF trains. Good times
and the good old summer time are
about TO open a joint engagement for
an indefinite period.
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swink Is considerably puffed up
over the fact that IL has 5000 In
cold cash In the city treasury. and
has not q dollars worth Of indeb ebted-
ness. La JuntA IL also Dragging on
IT'S excellent financial condition. II
has about $4,000 In the city treas
ury. owes SiSl.s0l.37. and Is think.
Ing seriously OF going into debt
$4,000 more Then ~e will still
have our $4,000 and owe S2ls..
soi.37--or about $50 for every man.
woman and child In Ia Junta. II
takes all kinds Of people TO make .
world.
Newspapers" says Billy Sunday.
ARE the greatest forces on the side
Of right. but are a. dangerous a. a
prairie fire when arrayed With evil.
I've never known an editor 10 be
bought. although i'y. known OF many
attempts 10 buy them. The liquor
interests in a certain community OF.
fersd the editor of paper 5.oo0 for
the use of his editorial page. and he
told them To go 10 hell II every
newspaper In the country was sup
pressed Grim. would increas. zoe
per cen, In iw.n,y-four hours and
hell would hold jubilee
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A Michigan editor ~ho Was asked
by his son To help him With some Of
his problems assigned as nighi work.
says he can't see hos a boy 10 going
Ga learn anything when = teacher
sends him HON. with problems like
this: ''if II takes a four months old
~oodpeek.r ~iih a rubber bill. three
days To peck a hol. through = ey-
pres los that IL big enough 10 make
7:1 shingles and II takes si1iy.fivs
shingles 10 make a bundle worth ~
cents hos long ~iii u take a cross
eyed rrasshopp.r With a cork leg Ia
kick all th. seeds og, of a dlii pic
kier"
Between 1899 and 1900 acres OF
catalogues ~iii be planted In Grow.
ley county this year. Last year there
yer. oantsioupe fields Of twenty
thirty and forty acres. and In soms
Instances - high ~ sitsy.fi,e and
100 acres. but this year they ~iii b.
In smaller patches. none being over
ten. and most Of the growers coafin.
ise their iaboss 10 three and five
srses In case snythias hsDDsas "a
The canssioupe esop this year. asd
soneshins hsppess ainess evesy
year. none Of the sfo~ers viii suffer
serious finsaciai lose II Crowley
esssty. This . policy that ths eas.
talespe srosess o. thts sl1e ee tAs
river would shoe great vis1ea ID
a1eStias.
Il 10 estimated that se.eee ss shs
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