La Junta tribune., 1915-04-17

any more rain falls this season OF
not, a. by scientific methods the
amount Of water now available will
be sufficient to raise = good crop.
Immigrants are arriving In various
parts OF the Valley At the rate oi
from four 70 six craloads daily. &C
cording 70 Mr.. Skinner. and are
taking up considerable government
land. Nearly one-third Of Otero
county IL vacant government land.
We hope Mr.. Skinner will head some
Of these immigrants this way. -
about the only thing Otero county
needs right nov il more people
mostly good farmers.
8. N. Rose left Thursday morning
for the wilds Of California. where he
expects to hibernate during the next
thirty days taking in the fairs that
there abound. and visiting his son
and daughter, and likewise his wife
who has been sojourning with her
children there for several months.
Rose offered to take US along and
pay all Of our expenses providing We
would whack up on the $500 slush
fund which we are credited with re-
ceivinE during the recent municipal
unpleasantness. Many . Rose IL
born TO blush unseen and waste its
slush fund on the desert air-but not
yours truly and the dam dog.
Governor Carlson has appointed
A. A. Wieland. Of Fowler. TO the po-
sition OF state engineer. Mr.. Vile
land IL 4 son Of r. u. Wieland.
Otero county's state senator. and =
former county commissioner Of this
county. He has been engineer Of the
Arkansas Valley Ditch Association.
with headquarters In Pueblo. for sew
eral years. and has been intimately
associated with Fred A. 8abin In the
research work Of the Colorado Kan.
sas suit. His appointment means
that the Arkansas Valley viii have q
friend At court and . good chmpion
to look after her irrigation Interests.
Mr. wieiand graduated from the
state university at Boulder u the
same class with Governor Carlson.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Phillips returned
home last Sunday night from
months sojourn In California. where
they visited many points Of interest.
and also inspected the fairs nov on
in San Francisco and San Diego. Mr..
Phillips has been giving out some
fabulous Munchausen tales since his
return regarding the growing OF
spineiess cactus In the Golden West
state. where they use Il for jeilies.
Jam. candy and forage for all kinds
Of stock. The slabs are planted In
rows four feet apart. like corn. and
promise . tremendous crop. NJ.
Phillips has obtained . few Of these
cactus slabs for experimental pur.
poses here. He will give them out
TO some Of the farmers or others who
are interested and willing 70 do .
little experimenting. They are on
exhibition q the First National Bank
Governor Carlson veto Of the ju.
veniic court bills was q keen disap.
pcintment TO . great many people In
Colorado Who were anxious 70 ~
Judge Lindsey rcbuked In some way
for his vile siandes Of colossdo's fais
name. The abolishment Of his
court would have been the most ef.
fective way 20 rid the state Of the
Lindsey nuisance. the chief cad and
aim Of whose existence IL 10 BE- In
the center Of . continuous and per.
petuai spotlight. and he 10 not pas.
tieuiar ~ TO the means utilised "a
attain this end. The governor Il
probably right In bis contention that
The squslchins Of Lindsey 10 not q
state issus. bet puFsly . local nat
tss. the solution Of which sAeuid n
lsft 70 he psople Of Dsavss sselu-
sIvssy. TIE veto will ss lsase ealo-
laass ths possibility of Julee LA.
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