La Junta tribune., 1916-09-16

ty. of which Wichita is the county
seat, still holds the high mark in reg
istration with l,s12 cars.
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Leslie Burrows arrived home last
Tuesday from Colorado Springs,
where he has been in charge OF fruit
shipments for the Santa Fe origin
ating on the Western Slope. He has
been away 1--WE weeks and hand
( led 500 carsloads OF ruit during his
absence-mostly peaches.
s.:
BIZ Hireen arrived home this week
from Shoshone, Idaho, where he has
been located for some time as a ton
sorial artist. Bill had the misfor-
tune to suffer a severe attack Of
blood poisoning, as the result OF a
slight scratch which came near de-
I yeloping into serious malady. but
he is much better now-and looks
IT, He came home for long rest,
and hopes he will be able to recuper-
ate before winter drops into the lap
OF spring.
| Harry Bourne, who has been on
| ciating as manager OF drug store in
/ Salt Lake City for several years, is
now located at Eureka, Utah. about
I eighty miles south OF Salt Lake.
where he il now engaged in business
| for himself His employers in Salt
. Lake City owned the store at Eure-
/ ka. and as Harry had been a success
I full manager, turned their branch
store over to him with instructions
| to go to II and make good, as an own
er. He is nov on the Job, with every
{ prospect OF success.
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] II the Santa Fe continues to move
their old shacks to East First street
Why not petition the city council to
change the name OF this old town
and call 1t "shackyille " The shack
part will be about all Of the old
town good many travellers Will
ever see. and IL will be very har-
rowing reminder OF the best town
on the map Though lost to sight.
to memory dear. La Junta will ever
be pleasing picture, and the
stranger within our gates will be
eyerlastlngly aud likewise fayora-
bly, impressed like Kelly Will
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William C Francis, Of parts un-
known. and whose destination was
no place In particular. was the pro-
Ercsslve candidate for the nomina-
uon for congress In the third CON
Ercssional district Hi- ambition to
be progressive candidate for con
grcss. caused Otero county to go to
the expense Of having 720O ballots
printed, and II was probably a fabu-
lous sum. a. the ballots we're print
ed in Rocky Ford, Just one OF IN,
720O ballots showed up In the count
Every county in the third congress
sional district had to 20 to similar
expense, and this progressive oandi-
I date probably caused the espendi-
tur. Of several thousand dollars OF
the taxpayers good money TO graft
fy his desire for an empty honor.
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sixteen applicants for enlistment.
whose right legs were longer than
their port side members. wer. reject
ed at the recruiting station OF the
United States Marine Corps. during
the month OF August. according TO
Sergeant Frank X, Busch. the non
commissioned officer In charge II
take no stock In the theory tha, IL is
an hereditary aiiiction with Sal,
Lake locale" said Marine sersean,
Busch today. but II Is peculiar
fac, that very many males OF Salt
Lake City have starboard gambs
longer than their lef, ones. one er.
planauoh ~ 'hat 'h' mhl' lor'b'arr
OF this younger generation had their
legs pulled 20 often and hard by their
plural wives during the spring bon
net season that the offspring has been
marked with a lis, a.port.''
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II has been generally assumed that
the stock Of the railroads OF the
country il owned by comparatively
fow wealthy people. when M n mat
ter Of fac, I, II Just the reverse Re.
ports filed with the Interstate Com.
meroo Commission, as required b,
law. show that the majority OF stock
holders are people OF comparatiyel,
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