La Junta tribune., 1915-04-10

tion In Chicago gives you an idea Of
what Is going to happen to the dem
ocrats In the year 1916. II Is going
to be something awful. The demo-
crats are used to II. however. Most
OF them know that four years is their
limit.
Jess willard Is a native OF Kansas
ana never ased liquor In any form.
Most natives Of Kansas are in the
same boat. Now willard II cham
pion OF the world. and the despair
ing envy OF all the other plug uglies
on earth. The man who hopes to excel
In any line Of endeav0r will have to
make up his mind first that he will
have to cut out liaupr entirely-un-
less he wants to be the booze cham
pion.
II Is reported that the American
beet Sugar Company has signed up
contracts for 1888 acres OF beets
for the present season. nearly 5000
more acres than last year. This in
cludes the acreage around Las AMI
mas which will insure the operation
OF the factory there during the COM
ing season. The factories OF this
company already have sufficient
acreage signed up to insure record
runs Of the factories at Rocky Ford
and Las Animas.
Last Monday was decision day In
the supreme court Of Colorado. and
among the cases acted on was mo-
ton for a rehearinG In the high
school case. in which Ii Junta is
most vitality Interested. The mo-
tion for rehearing was denied. and
that means that La Junta will have
to pay back the high school tax that
has been Illegally assessed. Maybe
there will be such surplus In the
municipal electric light fund that
We won't feel II much. Let US hope
so. anyway.
As the father is. the son is. Is tru-
cr In many more instances than cas-
ual observation would suggest. ac-
,eoTdlnE. 10. the. Clay -cenaek-.TiRsx
n a father is careful OF MS Ubfika.
tions. prompt In fulfiilmcnt. reliable
as TO promises. pays his debts. the
boy unconsciously takes the same
path. Conversely II the father Is n
deadbeat the son learns to treat
lightly his own financial RESPONSE
bilities II Is "a most dishonest and
disgraeeiul habit. for which the old
man is largely responsible.
.
There were quite number who
were keenly disappointed when they
wen, TO the polls and found they had
not been registered. Among the
number was Judge Finity. who has
liked In La Junta for twenty years.
and has served on election boards
about half of that period. when he
finds out who the guilty party ~ that
deprived him Of the greatest priyi-
lege that IL yonchsafed TO an Ameri.
can citizen there II going to be an
eruption that will make those that
afilict Mount vesuvius pale Into In
significance. The Judge was some
what pccvcd on election day and is
not In the best OF humor yet.
.
a somewhat delayed industrial
edition bouquet was received this
week form Rev. Conrad Biuhm. OF
Spokane. Wash. formerly pastor oi
the Presbyterian church Of this city,
The bouquet IL quite characteristic
and In words and figures II thusiy:
"Mcssrs. Fred u. Mason and the
short.Adjecti,c Dog: Gentlemen:
Your Greatest Family Journal was
car'ed up my steps today In far.ofi
spokane. II would have been q
credit for a great state write up. I,
Viii pass the rounds of numerous Ia
Juniaitcs here. Quill me down
quickly as n subscriber forever. and
accept enclosed check for $3.50 fos
current instaiimcnt."
ON election day some one played
trick on J. W. Fisher. the popuis,
and unbeatable candidate for cj,y
treasurer. that came very near nut.
ting him out Of business. Mr.. Fish.
cr left the store for = few minutes
to rustic up = few votes. being ven
anxious 10 make . better showlno
In the race for office than san
Browa. Who also had the distinction
along With Fisher. Of bsing on both
tickets. while he Vas out two veI