La Junta tribune., 1916-02-19

Rocky Ford has Just passed IN
ordinance providing for the refund
iag Of 100000 worth Of her water
bonds.
Sam Nicholson and Allison Stock
q have tossed their sky pieces into
the ring for the republican nomina-
tion for governor. Mr.. Nicholson 10
ambitious, and Allison stocker will
BE- out Of job. but neither one OF
them has any other good reason for
nursing Q desire 10 succeed Carlson.
Billy Goblin. Steve Greasy. Dave
Ryder. and Dom Paul Henkel rep
resented Otero county at the Repub-
lican banquet in Denver last Satur-
day. and went down the line on the
standpat menu from the grape fruit
cocktail to the Unis cigarettes. They
report that Il was . very auspicious
and enjoyable occasion.
r. w. Meyers. OF Pueblo. division
freight agent for the Santa Fe rail-
road. and O. II. Buckingham. travel
ing freight agent for the same road.
we're In town early In the week. and
started wednesday on = trip Of In
spection over the river division. They
were accompanied on the trip by Su-
perintendent Orr. OF this city.
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We can't refrain from making our
early pick of the finish In the Ar
kansas Valley League. from the
work being done so far. La Junta.
first: Rocky Ford. second: Fort
Lyon. third; Las Animss fourth
Lamar finishing out the season for
Las Animas after the Fourth OF
Juiy.-l.amar Sparks.
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Rev. T. q. Dougherty. telephone
Junta $50 W. has his name In black
face type In the new telephone d.
rectory. and Is bearing his new hon
orr with becoming grace and humil-
ity. Wonder II he IL prepared for
~ emergency In case Of . hurry up
call TO officiate At . sudden wedding
ceremony. Sudden weddings are
quite apropos during leap year.
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Carlson IL not the choice for gov.
ssnor Of the republican machine pol
iticians In Denver. either st the pres
eat time or during the campaign Of
two years ago. lie was not even the
first choice Of the republican state
assembly. and probably will not be
this year. but he will be- the first
choice Of the people NJ the primaries
this year Just ~ he Was two years
ago. He has made good as governor
Of Colorado. and IL Just the Kind Of
. man Ne need In this state for two
yers more.
30 much has been said regarding
Colorado ~ state where corn could
not he successfully grown that the
directors Of the Otero County Agri-
cultural Association thought Il best
for Otero county to demonstrate the
falsity OF such claims. With the re-
salt that In the experimenting gar.
den Of the association eighty. -four
varities were raised. many Of the
varities being the equal Of those rails.
81 In the corn belt and no exhibit
ever made BY the association has
attracted more attention. Favor.
able mention has been made In Q
large number Of farm papers re-
earding it
Most Of the automobile dealers 10
Denver report = wondesfui increass
b the volume OF heir business over
January Of . year ago. and give the
Dew prohibitioa ia~ and soshiag elss
the credit Tor Il al. soue Of then
veat - far - 10 say they would
eDeed Ill The money they possess u
nscsssasy 70 peeveat the repeal oe
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