La Junta tribune., 1915-04-10

The total registration for the city
was 2.l4S. segregated In the three
wards a. follows: First ward, SIS:
second ward. 73e; third ward. 1913.
Total. 2l4S
Less than thirty weight per cent OF
the number registered voted at the
recent city election. Notwithstanding
there were quite a number who
wanted TO vote who were not regis
tered, The total registration was
2llS. and the total vote S0S-less
than thirty-eight per cent.
II prohibition keeps up It's present
lick there won't be many wet spots
left on this mundane sphere. After
Russia placed a quietus on rum rule
and ruin. along comes Colorado and
votes dry. and now even Merry Old
England Is seriously considering the
advisiability Of crawling on the wa
ter wagon.
Last Tuesday brought some very
cheering and encouraging news from
Missouri. and there is probably some
hope for the old state yet. In st.
Louis the entire republican ticket Of
twenty. eight aldermen was elected
by q plurality OF $4,000. Missouri
will be lined up In the republican
column next year.
About two acres OF the land sur
rounding the plant OF the Otero Gas
Company Is being enclosed with an
eight foot fence and the grounds are
to be graded, and beautified with a
lawn ornarncnted with numerous.
flower beds. trees and shrubbery.
This will make the gas plant a thing
OF beauty AS well as JOY forever.
In more ways than one.
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There were sac names on the list
of taxpayers certified by the county
treasurer as being entitled to vote.
but only 36i votes were cast on the
bonding proposition In the three
wards. tausly: First ward. 80; sec
ond ward. i3l: third ward. i3t.
1vtzi. .sss The vote on the bonn
question was little over 81 per cen,
OF the number registered.
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You can never tell where the coun-
try newspaper goes TO. Some of
them arc like the editor who wrote
catalogue house for some adyer-
tising. They replied that they would
be glad TO use his space but would
like 10 know what territory his
newspaper covered whereupon he
told them: This paper goes from
New York TO san Francisco. from
Canada TO the gulf. aud II keeps me
working until O'Clock In the morn
ing 10 keep II from going to hell"
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The very latest municipal dope Is
that Cheraw l. To become an incor-
poratcd town. providing the petition
nov being circulated meets with the
approval Of the citizens OF that burg.
II Is believed taxes will no, be In
creased by the incorporation. as IL
IL probably the intention to erect a
municipal light plant. and the rev.
enue from that viii pay all Of the
municipal expenses and then some.
meeting sill be held some day
next week to take SON. definite nc.
tion In the matter.
Election day was cold. aud dark
and drcary. II rain.d, and raincd.
and the municipal wind was never
weary. the ballots piled ~ In the
voting s'ali. and at every gus, more
uiity ballots did fall. and the day
was dark. and cold and drcary-so
when the day Was done. and dark.
mes. fell from the winxs OF nirht. we
went home and toasted our shins nj
the gas corporation hot spot In the
editorial den. There II som. salts.
faction In having a hot spot to 20 "a
when the day II cold. aud dart
and dreary.
Chicago sure had some election
last Tuesday. and Il was about on Z
par with the election In La Junta .,
regards confidence Of winning Of IN,
opposing factions. Both dcmocratl
and republicans expected 70 win b,