La Junta tribune., 1915-06-12

OWu, buo oubinB srSS"s
veloped into one Of the best newspa-
pers in the Arkansas valley. The
Lamar Register started upon It's thir-
tieth volume with the last issue. and
with the exception Of the Las Animas
Leader and the La Junta Tribune is
the Oldest newspaper in the Arkansas
Valley.
Every male citizen OF the United
States and every widow or unmarried
woman, over the age OF twenty-one.
and every alien who has declared his
intention to become 4 citizen. Is en-
titled to file on either lS0 or 320
acres Of land. BY complying with
the regulations Of the government
they can secure q patent or deed to
this land without payment except
nominal fee. Eleven thousand peo-
pie filed on homesteads in Colorado
last year. There is good land for
100. 900 more.
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The officials OF the Fort Lyon Ca
nal Company are making great prep
arations to celebrate independence
day on July 5th on the banks OF
Adobe Creek reservoir ten miles
north OF Las Animas. The celebra-
ton will also be In honor OF the COM
pietion OF the greatest irrigation sys-
TEN In the world. The festivities will
be In the nature OF an old-fashioned
picnic. with a fish fry" and chuck
wagon dinner for chaserr. Governor
Carlson and other noted men will be
among those present TO do honor TO
the occasion.
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A large cluster OF American beau
ties in the form Of fifty girls from as
many sections Of the union. passed
through La Junta last Tuesday night
on their way to Frisco to participate
In a beauty contest at the Panama
EaehV bAporiuoh- shV kHp eHV
winners OF contests conducted by var
ious newspapers In the principal cit
les In America. and travelled In .
Pullman de luxe a. the guests OF the
Universal Film Company. We will
probably have an opportunity 10 see
their pictures from real life at the
Rourke Theater some time later on.
What will Senator Gore see" first
when he comes 10 La Junta this sum
mer!
Il fancy he won't see anything
when he comes'" you reply. But
wait:
You would hardly expect . blind
man TO enjoy n ball game or = flying
machine demonstration. would you,
And yet this IL exactly what the s~n.
stor does enjoy. lie vas present Al
the Wright Broshers' exhibition .
fe~ years ago and ~ss ~ much de-.
lighted ~ any Of the spectators.
He 10 . baseball fan. too, lie sees
thru the eys Of Mrs. Gore. A word
or . sentence from her gives him the
pi~tur~ Of what 10 going on. Il IL In
this way that he really "sees" the
game.
A. last we have some authoritative
democratic authority for what 10 real.
iy the matter ~ith us. In the upiSed
States senate receatiy Senator TIL.
man made the declaration that "as
compared With the republicans we are
an untrained mob. With little knowi.
edge Of pasiianesiasy tsw ssd With
very little effective knowledge Of the
rules. The many laws enacted dur.
ias the last t~o yeafs Ar. crude and
faulty TO ths last asgsve"-snd % on
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