La Junta tribune., 1915-05-01

we are going TO send him IN Isdus-
trial Edition anyway. With The hoee
that be will be benefited. a
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One day this week our state hfeh.
way commission distrfbuted SiSs..
500 among the counties Of the stss>
to be used on the road fund. Osero
county. which is included in Distries
No. .. along with ten other counttes
in southeastern Colorado. vas treat
ed rather shxbbiiy, only receavips
$3.50. which was the amount award
ed to Kiows and Baea counties. aions
with otero. Pro~ers county reeeav-
ed = donation Of "a. zoe. and Beat
county $1,000. Fremont county.
which il the home Of one Of the seate
highway commissioners. received .
donation Of slO. ose-Aajf
Of the amount awarded 70 The eleven
counties In District No. !. WoaAes
II the half mill state levy votsd b.
the people last fall will Be Aividsl -
on . similar besis!
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Only 3I27 vas collected for aoe
tax last year. This shows that e
Junta has at least forty - degs. ana
maybe one or two ness. This prek
ably iseiudes all tAa -. that spors
ON the court house lavn durfnG ths
summer moaths, and . fsv 0oee that
are in evidence around tewn ever
day. but not any more. What La
Junta needs more than anything else
IL an enumerstor for . cog csasus.
II any dog a. all is required 70 pay
the dog tax. every dan dog IL ssvn
ought to Be. Il isn't night - make
fish Of some peopIe who ovs dogs
and chickens sose astsay Of others.
The polltax collector made Q record
last year. collecting Ss3s In all.
more than In any five yeass Of La
Junta's previous history. Pat hin
on the Job Of collecting ths deg =,
one year. and let rs find oct jus,
how many dogs there are 10 La jan
u.
II IL given out BY the Los Anesles
Chamber Of Comnesce that lsbos 10
twenty per cent more efficient In
and AAent ~ 2ouahssa CoooossuSa
metropolis than IL eastern cider.
where extfeme Temperatures affeee q
mans working capacity. Cliaaae
has lot To DO With labov eelSessoey.
and II also regulates the eoafess ssd
cost Of living. inflvesees shs csse Of
building construction. coutroas man.
ufscssrtns pesibiiities. desssnines
the number Of possible opesssiag cay,
within . year. aad governs The cost
Of production. Los Angeles elalns
that its climate would tsessase she
srtusi labor Assets ef Pittsbuss. -,
more than $500. .ooe. eco per peasL
and California has nothing on Colo
RADIO a. 10 climate. 20 Los Angeles
claims are equally sppiicabie To this
state. ss there IL the same absence Of
humidity. oppressive heat and ex-
tr-me cold.
Mrs. Mayme Rourke-Farthing ar
rived home last Friday from San ID.
ego. Calf. where she has been at
tending the State Normal school,
and from which institution she grad
usied with the April class.
Dr. Royal II. Finney. Of the Min
neaua Hospital staff In Pueblo. has
been appointed local surgeon. for the
Santa fe Company. succeeding Ds.
W. ]. Doriand. Who has served in
that capacity for . number Of years.
but whose prolonged iliness made
his resignation necessary.
Phil Kno~iton. Of Denver. the sen.
iAi representative Of the Carter. Rice
and Carpenter Paper Company. was
. La Junia visitor Thurpdsy on one
of his regular piisrimases. During
the pas, six weeks Phil has been TAX
Ing In the sights OF the Pacific Coast.
and also journ~yed over TO Honoln niu
10 visit that earthly paradise for q
brief season. Durink his brief W.
cation he has taken on aiderm Anic
proportions. and IL III ~ u fiddle 10
play that role In siniost any old mu.
nieipaii'y-i.s JunsA not excepted. :
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The gospel Of Safety First" xiii
b. preached 20 10000 Mexican .ec.
tion hands aions the iInes Of N. San.
q Pe railroad system this summer
By isaiah Hale. the roads mmss.
sioner Of ssfety. Hale viii sooo
stsst ost on . long tour In specially
equlpped automobile that travels %
the rails. aad will sooa b In La Jus.
q. Thsss ere several huadsed Meg.
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