La Junta tribune., 1915-03-13
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brick blocks dovs town. and an -
couraged ~ tie naa Who vas !
little bit more active thaa any q
them. the mayor. Ben Corban Il .
succeasful business man aad proD-
erty owner. has . vide aequaint-
snee With the farmefs and knovs
their wants and desires which placss
him in posttion 70 work In har-
mony sith the plsns for the far
mer and his Interests ~ ostlined II
the platform Of the Taxpayers'
Ticket.
J. W. Fisher and 8. w. Brown.
the preseat ineumbents OF the 20
sitions Of treasurer and clerk. have
been endorsed for their respective
positions which they have filled %
creditabiy and we'll doing pre-
vious yeafs-
For aldermen in the First vard.
Ed 7. Marshall and C.. R. Mapes,
have been named. The term tax
payer most certainly applies to Ed
Marshall. who probably owns more
residence property in La Junta than
all of the present city council COM
bined- Mr.. Marshall pays taxes or
no less than twenty-five houses and
naturally il decidedly Interested in
anything that will affect the fl
nanciai interests of the city. Mr.
Marshall has spen, his life in con-
struction work. having been road
master for the Santa Fe from vir-
tually the time the road came into
Colorado up to a few years ago
when he retired. That he is a man
Of executive ability goes without
saying. as does his judgment in
managing his own affairs.
Mr.. c. X. Mapes on the city coun-
ell needs no Introduction TO the
people Of La Junta. His record
With this august body some years
ago was TenaStably good. Mr..
Napes - . nan who wants 70 know
and vsnting to know wants moth.
Ing hidden. NO dreams. NO theory
juss plain facts backed up by indis-
putable evidenos. And that's the
kind Of . man. good people Of La
yunta. whom you wan: on your city
council. Mr.. Mapes has been en-
Eased in the plumbing and steam
fitting trade In La Junta for 4 num-
ber OF years. and his knowledge Of
this branch OF construction Will b
extremely valuable.
In the second ward. James Z.
wiswell and Andrew Halberg are
the candidates Mr.. Halberg IL an
other construction man Who has not
oily made = yuccess Of his under
takirgs for others. but has managed
his own Affairs 10 his decided cred
H. Mr.. Haiberg Is = contractor by
profession and . brick layer by
trade. and like Mr.. Napes In the
first ward. wants every project un-
der discussion turned inside out and
upside down before passing tuds-
ment. Mr.. Halbery viii be \ vadu-
able man on the city council.
Jim wis~ell Is another man whose
residence and business success In
Ia Junfa cover 4 decade. A New
England man with all the shrewd-
ness and uneanny business insight
that goes with the typical Yankee.
Jim wis~eii succeeds where others
fall. and Il 10 mostly through the un.
tiring efforts Of this man that the
dairy industry In this section has se-
cured such m impetus. II IL Just
such suecessful business nea ~ Ns.
wiswell Who are needed 70 steer .
much bonded city through the mine.
strewn course Of It's future growth.
In the third ward y. s. larsen
and Geo. A. Thompson are the nomi-
nees. n. 8. i.srsen 10 another old
timer "a Ia Junta. . heavy taxpsy-
e. and proprietor Of the finest jewel
~ establishment In the Arkansas
Valley. Mr. Lsrsen IL uitrs-coases.
vasive. extremely careful. doesa't say
aueh. but thiaks lot. His remark.
ably succeasfui buslaess aad Bic a.
tsssive invsstmests shev eisasiy that
he 10 . nas eapsble os managing he
affairs Of the city.
George A. ThonDsea b . sailses1
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svssss. He = . 0as q oaesss
ju1gosos, ssl lite rsDesssotosivss
q ~ seAss sve wards = . esastsue.
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