La Junta tribune., 1915-12-25

On ~ miAAls eiaas city 1uel1egs aalI
Asnps Il cato ~ sAosl1esS u S
Fieh ard ~ farmer. nvssy tlgn66
wouId ~ rseuirsd - ~ seeoe61n6
70 ths valuation of m 49, -
lot while he fsseive ~ 1Ne1logn
would find sons sasy nsans q -
ting within tAs exsnDtioa.
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Bob Fisher has bsen helDing out
during the Christmas rush u Lar
sens. One day this week ~ Dushea
the telephone aside with Doks u
disgust. and remarked. y have half
. notion to 90 fishins.'' .
what. In the dead Of vfntsr?.'
queried his auditor. "whyf''
well. it's the only chance I've
got to find myself Il ths end ee Z
line that isn't busy" selahs
-
On most Christmas packasss you
will find = message to this effect,,
Don't open until christmas." -
man in Rocky Ford. however. rseslv-
ed package this week With this 49,
sage. Open - soon - recsivsd ~
send me something just ~ goe1.
Some Of our local Christmas s1vess
arc Inspired with this spirit. but h
most instances the spirit" doo'e
move the recipients to respond 10 u
way they are expected 70.
Judge Ftnity was an optimist. He
was not even afraid to die. and pro-
posed 10 die like q man. soldier aA1
q Christian. Taking II ~ whels ~
enjoyed his sojourn on this saSth. He
did not believe in wales Of team. and
entertained the suspicion that neet
people make their own wales Of tsass
If they have any. II Judge Finl-
ty's observations will only make so0e
Of our local pessimists take . nose
cheerful view Of life he will not have
lived in vain.
A La Junta business man weat 70
Denver recently on pleasure bent an1
left friend wife at home. Next sven-
Ing he and his wife attended ~ Doe-
ture course number. Before stastiag
the wife laid out her husbands over.
coat. On the way TO the Panama
Singers entertainment. friend huo-
band put his hands into his poeksts.
discovered the gloves. and Immediate
y had = nervous chill. A few nia-
utes later. at . dark place aloag ~
street, he threw the gloves away. ~.
ter the entertainment the wife aske1
her husband for her gloves.
- have not had your gloves" ~
replied.
"Yes you have. put them IL ye0s
pocket before re started"
Gradually The husbasd sav . sseaA
Hight and aext day Il cost hin ei.7y'
for nsw gloves.
Chicaso hes bsea seleetsd by The
nstiosai rspsblican ceanittss % The
nsstias plaes Of The 1915 sspublicaa
natiooal conveatjoa 70 - head June
7th. ese week before he dsaeesstie
coaveatjoa u q. Losi&i Dssplts the
efforts Of The conservative O. o. p.
leaders % discourage q. ~ names
Of Theodore Roosevelt aad Justice
Hughes oecspied nsch more time
aad attsatioa froo ~ milling
crowds sashsssd in WasAiasten for
the aestias Of The nssioasl commit
tee than those Of any Of the avoved
eandidates-Wesks. Cuunins. Fair.
hanks. shernaa. and ail ef the other
potential candidates. ail Of whom
we're prsssat tn the capitol city. The
Roosevelt talk would not aova. and
aesther would the Hughes talk.
TIE great family Journal would be
happy With either. Hsshss for pres-
idsnt. with Roosevelt behind him.
would b winsss. without . doubi.
but Il 10 not probable that either
would BE- acceptable 70 Barnes. Pen
rose or Crane. who ere stiil ID con.
troll Of the natiosal orsanisatioa. and
vant to rule o. suin Jest a. they did
ID Chicago IN 1919.
Ooe Of The most important sesstoas
ever faced b. congress has jusl oeen.
"a. rc1lowing Bic cuseo0. President
Wl1soa rcd fFo0 ~ speaters's
staad 70 The asssab,s1 lssislasoss
nssaase bssnnins vish important
rsee0nssdatieas. u uattsn rot
whsshsr Individually q % party
0sasarss ~ assse - dtsasrse uish
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