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La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08
Bully Good Time.

That's what everybody reports
from La Junta and her Fourth OF Ju-
ly celebration. There were so many
people there that we didn't count
them. some say 10000 were pres
ent.
The floats were simply grand and
equalled city displays of like nature.
The big parade was mile long. The
ball games were slugging matches
and La Junta took both OF them by
huge scores, l6 to l. in remembrance
of Colorado's favorite metal, We think
they We're.
The little city simply did herself
proud and those who attended from
Ordway are very loud in praise OF the
event-Ordway Leader.
Al Jerough and wife au;oed over
from Fowler Sunday afternoon and
visited friends here for few hours.
They have been busy recently CON
structing new buildings and making
repairs of various kinds on the place
recently acquired near that thriving
little city.-Ordway Leader.
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08
Weather for June.

June was distinguished for typical
Colorado weather-hot and dry. with
very little rainfall. but plenty Of wa
ter In the bitches. The total rainfall
for the first six months OF the pres
ent year was only 4.76 inches. as
compared to 1915 inches for the
same six months of the previous
year. the total thus far being about
one-third what it was year ago.
During the last week in June We
also had some very strenuous wealth
er, the thermometer registering very
close to the 100 degree mark nearly
every day. and the first week In July
has kept up the terrific pace. Not
within the memory of the oldest in
habitant has there been such pro-
longed period of continued hot
weather. The only redeeming fea-
ture has been that the nights have
always been cool, and there has been
no trouble in courting tired natures
SWEET SOlut nave
satisfaction from that fact. but with
most OF us there has been no sur
cease OF poignant sorrow from the
unusual sweltering conditions long
drawn out.
According to the North La Junta
weather expert. the highest tempera-
ture recorded during the month was
81 degrees. and there were nine days
In June when the temperature regis
tired 80 or better. and only three
days when the maximum record was
under so degrees.
There vert fifteen clear days.
tered 80 or better. and only three
cloudy days during the month.
The record for each day In the
month. giving the maximum and
minimum temperature with the rain
fall. as recorded by S. II. Miller. Of
North La Junta. our local weather
observer, Is as follows:
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08

J. II. Lyngar is the new agent for
the Wells Fargo Express Company
In la Junts and celebrated the
Fourth OF July by being installed In
office Mr.. Lyngar has been a resi-
dent OF La Junta for ten years. is
we'll and favorably known, and for
some time past has been holding the
position of travelling agent for the
company In Colorado and Utah. His
numerous friends In this city will
be pleased to learn OF his deserved
promotion.
Nil. Maxwell. who has been
agent ut La Junta during the past
two years. has been promoted to the
position OF route agent for the com
pany. with headquarters at Glen
wood Springs. succeeding T.. V. Ril-
ey, who will take the position yacat-
ed by Mr.. Lyngar, with headquarters
in Denver.
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08

The rector of ST. Andrews in
forms us that new church will be
erected on the site of the present
building at Colorado avenue and
Fourth street, some time this sum
mer. There is some land unused at
present This will be taken up by
The new building. There will be u
basement and furnace, and equip
ment for guild and school rooms. The
auditorium will be somewhat larger
than at present, though the Episco-
palians do not need large place
as absolutely nothing but religious
services are ever held In their church
building.
The new work will be of brick COW
cred with stucco. A large square
tower in front will be the dominating
feature. The interior will be similar
TO the present except for the recess
ed chancel. Cathedral glass will be
used. and n new white altar will be
put in the sanctuary.
1t is hoped that the contract will
be let this month and that work will
begin shortly. Three persons have
recently given 500 apiece to the new
work. Several more hundreds are
needed. The rector and vestry OF St
Andrews will appeal for money to
no one outside OF the Episcopal
church, but gifts from any one will
be gratefully received.
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08

George shcrrod, who was compell-
ed to resign from our pitching staff
on account OF an accidental Injury
10 one OF his eyes. was In town last
Sunday on his way to his home In
Cheyenne Wells. lie has been tnk-
Ing treatment from an eye specialist
In Pueblo since the accident. and
hopes are still entertained tina he
will eventually recover the sight OF
his eye. although the specialist ad'
mits that II Ia very doubtful. Al pres
ent sherrod Is Just able TO distinguish
daylight from darkness but that Il
about all.
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08
LOCAL AND Personal.

Ed Marshall and family. 4. II.
Wieneke and family. Claude Mar
shall and family. |. W Harr and
family and Mrs. ID. NJ. Mills will
leave next Monday In two Fords and
two automobiles for Granite. Colo.
where they will enjoy n ten days
vacation and indulge In piscatorial
sport on the banks OF the 0tero res
ervoir.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Fresch left last
Saturday for an extended trip through
California and the northwest They
went to San Diego and will visit In
Los Angeles. San Francisco. and 9TH
er points of interest along the coast
ms far north as Seattle, where they
will visit with Mrs. fresch's parents.
They viii visit Mr.. Frcsch's brother
In Salt Lake City. on their return.
Mrs. J. l.. Mcfarland left Thurs
day for Longmont. Colo. to visit
her mother. Mrs. Laura Rockwell,
and sister. Mrs. Frank Beach and
family. While en- route to Lonsmon,
she stopped for short visit with Grr
sister. Mrs VIM. Dolph. In Pueblo
After leaving Longmont she Will go
to Alma. Kan. where she will visit
her son and other relatives for u
time.
Thomas e. coltman returned
home the latter part OF the week from
Estes Park where he attended the
state Pharmacai Association. and be
fore which he gave an address on
"The Commercial Phases Of the
Drug Business" Mr.. Coltman wa,
also elected vice president Of the as
ISOLATION. lie WAS accompanied b,
his wife and cousin. Miss Moiiis
Clements. who returned home . few
days later.
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08
Water Suit settled.

The long standing suit between
Colorado and Kansas irrigation COM
panies over the right TO the use OF
water from the Arkansas river. for
irrigation purposes was settled on
last Friday by Judge Rizer In the
United States district court sitting in
Denver. through the dismissal of the
case. This case had been In the Fed
erai courts for the past ten years and
It's settlement will be OF very consid-
cradle importance TO the entire Ar
kansas Valley
The dismissal followed "A compro-
mise between the companies OF
Colorado and Kansas and interyen-
ton thereby IN denied the Kansas
users Of water against the Colorado
companies. While the settlement OF
this ease by compromise leaves open
the questions that were at issue.
nevertheless the settlement as af-
sacted will forever close the matter
as far as the Arkansas Valley is con-
cerned. Under the terms of the COM
promise the owners OF the Kan
sas prioritici have agreed to give up
what rights they might have claim
ed TO the waters OF the Arkansas riv-
er and to recognize the priori'ics OF
| Colorado bitches up TO and including
1910. and 10 dismiss all cases they
might have IN the courts bearing on
this matter. In effect. the compro-
mise does away with the old time
kansas-C Colorado controversy. as far
M this Valley is concerned. for prac.
tically all the Kansas companies were
In the agreement. and what are left
amount 10 such = small percentage
that they may BE- considered nesii'
sible.
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08

tceasiaueA o. Last Pass)
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08

Frank Stangl. the yiolinist former
ly leading the wonderly orchestra at
La Junta. and who has been spend
ing several months In California. re-
turned Monday last and has taken
charge of the music at the Grand OPP
era house Manager Todd has been
very fortunate In securing a man as
capable as Prof. stangl and We be-
reve the movement will be highly
appreciated by the patrons OF the pic
ture Rocky Ford Gazette.
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08
Making Good as Auto Salesman.

George Glysson. of La Junta visit
ed Rocky Ford Saturday last on his
way to Pueblo where he secured
one OF the latest models OF the Over
land type auto which will be used as
demonstrating car in connection with
his Overland agency at La Junta.
Mr.. Glysson has sold twenty-five Ov-
erland cars since engaging In the
business at La Junta few months
ago which is a mighty good record
for a beginner. George is making
good in his new line-Rocky Ford
Gazette.
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08
Osborne Mixes with Gas Engine

Ward Osborne. OF the La Junta
Automobile and Machine Company,
was the victim of n painful accident
last "Wednesday, while making re-
pairs on "A gasoline engine on DR..
Moore's farm In the Holbrook couE-
try. The gasoline engine started up
Unexpectedly. as gasoline engines
are prone TO do sometimes when
least expected, and MIR. Osborne had
the sharp point OF file forced clear
through the fleshy part Of his right
hand between the thumb and index
finger Fortunately no bones were
injured. and the only danger IN from
blood poisoning.
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08
Daughter Of ". r. Ready Dead.

The funeral of Frances l.. Ready.
the seven year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W T. Ready. SO First ave-
enue. was. held from the Catholic
church last Monday morning at
o'clock. Father John Handy was in
charge. The little girl died Sunday
in a Topeka hospital as the result of
an operation for adenoids. Burial
was made in the Catholic cemetery
at st. Mary's.-Dodge City Globe.
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08
PUEBLO ENTERS LEAGUE.
Las Animas Franchise Sold to Pueb.
lo-New Season Opens TomOr-
row-Niuch Better Now.

The first half OF the forty-eight
game schedule of the Arkansas VAL
ley Baseball League was concluded
on Thursday. La Junta winning the
pennant by wide margin, as our
team only lost five out of the twenty
four games played. Las Animas.
which only won four games out Of the
twenty-four played, decided that 1t
could not carry the load any longer.
and announced that 1t would retire.
Pueblo promptly acquiring the
Las Animas franchise when given the
opportunity. La Junta will be Off
cially declared the pennant winner OF
the first half of the schedule. and
when the season is finished on Sep
tember 24th the winners of the first
and second half will meet in five
game post season series for the lea
que championship
The Pueblo Commerce Club is back
OF the team that will represent that
city. and the indications already are
that he team will be the biggest
drawing card that Pueblo has had In
the way of baseball since the West
ern League departed from that city.
Charles B. Carlle is chairman OF the
board of directors of the Pueblo
Baseball Club. the personnel of the
board including +. F. Stone. George
Knebel. Fred Dixon and A. C. Jones.
The first game under the new organi-
zation will take place Sunday, when
Pueblo is scheduled to play with La
Junta at Pastime Park There will
probably be big delegation down
from Pueblo to witness the opener.
When Pueblo acquired the Las
Animas franchise 1t was agreed that
the games to be staged In that city
would be played on Saturday and
Sunday. This will necessitate some
changes in the present schedule. but
II Will be of great advantage to the
down the valley teams. as they will
play two games on each trip to Pu-
eblo. and thereby materially reduce
the travelling expenses. There will
probably be a meeting OF the league
tomorrow to arrange a schedule for
the balance OF the season.
The Las Animas Leader In com
menting on the transfer of the sched-
ule to Pueblo says:
"a change OF this kind will be ad-
yantageous both to the league as a
whole and to Pueblo II will admit
a city of 10000 people To the circuit
which will add prestige to the or
ganiZation which II has not hereto
fore enjoyed The interest and at
tendance that could be- and would
be, worked up In city OF that size
would aid all the clubs OF the league.
In addition, here In Las Animas and
nt Fort Lyon, there would be but one
team in the community and such gate
support as the community affords
would be concentrated on one team.
And naturally with the added finan-
cial support. a stronger team can be
maintained. Those who have labor
ed for the sake of baseball In this
valley. and particularly In Las AMI
mas, feel that the league Is strength
ened by the change and that the Las
Animas fans still have an opportunity
to aid baseball In the valley by Civ
ing their unqualified support to Fort
Lyon. which they will do with en-
/ thusiasm."
La Junta tribune., 1916-07-08
Standing ~ the Clubs.


Although the Amateur Bat dope
stor of the Denver Post says they are
putting up Glass A" ball In the Ar
kansas Valley League these days.
there are indications nplenty that We
did not live up TO our reputation dur
ing the past week. Last Sunday at
Fort Lyon the Sailors trimmed tho
league leaders by n score OF 10 to 8.
knocking five OF our home pitchers
out OF the box and putting up one OF
the worst games of the season. Al
Rocky Ford Sunday. Las Animas de-
featcd the team OF that burg by n
score OF 10 o.
on the Fourth La Junta won both
games OF double header from Rocky
Ford-thc morning game by a score
OF ~ TO I. and the afternoon session
by n score OF rs TO II. Maher pitch.
ed the morning game. but was badly
injured when hit BY . pitched bali In
the sixth inning and had 10 retire.
tcontiausd o. pass rewr,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
INTENSIVE LIVING

waiter Pater.
 The service of philosophy, of speculative culture, toward the human spirit, is to rouse to startle it to life of constant and eager observation. Every moment some form grows perfect in hand or face; some tone on the hills or the sea is choicer than the rest; some mood of pas- sion or insight. or intellectual excite ment is irresistibly real and attractive to us-for that moment only. Not the fruit of experience, bux experience itself, is the end. A counted number of pulses only is given to us of a variegated dra- matic life. How may we see in them all chat is to be seen in them by the finest senses? How shall we pass most swiftly from point to point and be present always at the focus where the greatest number of vital forces unite in their purest en- ergy?
 To burn always with this hard gem-li like flame, to maintain this ecstasy. is success in life. Great passions may give us this quickened sense of life ecstasy and sorrow of love, the vAnous forms of en- thusastic activity, disinterested or other wise. which come naturally to many of us Only be sure it is passion-that 1t does yield you this fruit of a quickened. multiplied consciousness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
B. F. Yoakum and the Frisco

The St. Louis and San Francisco raoadthe Friscoafter several years of recevershp and legal complications having been sold for slightly above the minimum price fixed by the United States court will soon be reorganized.
 The Frisco extensive line and under the broad and ergec policy of F. Yoakum president and later chairman who pced together small properties and built great tem 1t became distinctly developer of all the territory raversed Few transportation companies in this country have done for the upbuldng of agricultural industrial
 ons than the Frisco done patrons of the road would be delighted to Mir Yoakum occupying again high position in the direction of the company's business.
 Mr. Yoakum is of prodigious push He has been to the southwest far physical conditions would permit what James Hill to the northwest He brought in populations induced newcomers to settle small farms and thus add to the general thrift of the community. Like Mr. Hi Mr. Yoakum apprecag the fact from the start that all wealth out of the ground sought make farming the south attractive
 To that end he pioneer good highway development and came to be known good roads expert.
 With Mr. Yoakum associated with the Frisco 1t would look like old times and such would certainly make hit in Birmingham and all along the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
HOTEL LoBBIEs
New Constitution

T think new constitution Is the greatest need of Alabama at the pres ent time," said w M Sorrell, a we'll known local attorney, yesterday. "The present constitution was made with one aim in view, the disfranchisement of the negro, and 1t succeeded ad- mlraoly in that regard. But many oth- CT matters of vital importance were ignored, partly because the framers of the constitution did not want to take any chances of it being defeated But it seems that the stime has come when we should have another constitutional convention and make many radical changes.
 The question of taxation Is one of the most vital needs and the situa- ation in Birmingham's finances today is partly the result of our unwieldly constitutional provisions. Many other cities are in need of similar relief"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
SOLDIERS AND THEIR FOOD
pm the Montgomery Advertiser.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald truly says:
 Tt is reported that some of the soldiers at Montgomery are begging on the streets and claiming that they don't get enough to eat in camp. The sooner men of that type are weeded out, the better it will bo for the service"
 It is unfortunate that the Alabama Ma tional Guard had within its 4000 men a very few who were no better than pan handlers, willing to tell an untruth to get meal or a little money. The very few panhandlers, woh reflected on the guard and on the government of the United States, were anxious, not to get meal. but to fill their pockets with change by begging.
 This situation, we are gratifed to say, has been cured Our people understand fully that the men are well fed, and that their sympathy was imposed upon. True enough. the boys had a rather rough time of it during two days of wind and exces- sive rainfall. But they had no worse than did some camping parties out of Mont gomery. who had to endure enforced hardships, while living in tent in the midst of an unprecedented rain. Nor did they have any harder time than hundreds of people living in wooden houses along the coast. or on Alabama rivers.
 In spite of the rain and the wind. most of the company cooks made heroic and successful efforts to keep the meals going. The meal hours were little upset. but the cooks stood by their guns. so that no man in camp. for very long. had to go hungry.
 The important thing. however. is for the folks back home to know that the boys have all plain and wholesome food that they can eat. As matter of fact, when 1t comes to steak and beef the boys have a far better showing than the folks at home, Cor in these times of the high cost of living no householder can afford to buy steak like the government does. And, there is more than enough whole some and nourishing food to go around even though the camp service Is not as good as that at home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
WOULD HANG PREACHERS

From the Rochester Democrat and
 Chronicle.
 The Elmira Star-Gazette recalls the story of the man down in Alabama who. SO the tale runs, circulated petition about town asking that all the preachers in the place be hanged. Of course, the demand for such hanging was not made prominent in the petition. In fact, it was rather carefully hidden away in the last paragraph after a .et of preliminary verbiage which purported to be a re- quest that the ministers be excused from paying a sanitary tax. The story has 1t that this document was presented to 30 prominent business men. 20 of whom signed it. When the joke came out, for it seems the whole thing was intended as such, these men were kept busy ex- plaining that they did not know the na- ture of the petition they had signed. That is the point of the incident Any fairly well known and reputable man in almost any town or city could nearly du- plicate this affair. It has come to be a matter of course to sign petitions with out investigation on the part of the sign, CTS This is a bad habit Even if there is no ludicrous climax like that of the Alabama incident, or serious result as well might happen through such careless ness, the very ease with which petition signatures are secured and the careless. ness and thoughtlessness displayed by the signers tend to make them worthless as an expression of public sentiment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
RidicuIes Trust Idea

According to Manager T. s. Abernethy of the Strand and Colonial theatres, there is always some enthusiast in Birming- ham who dreams of some day amalga- mating all the motion picture theatres of the city under one ownership and management.
 That is an idle dream" said MT. Aber- nethy, "and I am always amused by the table of figures which some of these amateur promoters will exhibit to em- phasize why a merger of the local mo- ton picture theatres would be profit able venture for capital
 Tt might be a profitable venture. but first the picture shows must be purchased and as far as can observe, none of the present owners care to sell except at prices far beyond the reach of those who seek to buy. It stands to reason that no one will sell profitable business at a cheap price and all the picture men in the city at the present are apparently making money. At least, they are not complaining, which Is the surest indica- ton that conditions could be whole lot worse. And, so I say to the various pro- motors that visit me now and then: Go and try to amalgamate the various gold mines of the country, and if successful. come back to Birmingham, and it's pos sible you'll have enough money then to buy out one or two theatres"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
LIONEL WALSH. HERD

New York Correspondence Cincinnati
 Times-Star
 A score or more of able bodied English actors. some of whom are playing in New York, others of whom are hanging about managers offices looking for engage ments and all and several of whom spend much elegant leisure at the Lambs, were really quite begged. you know, by the news of the death in London of Lio- mel Walsh.
 Perhaps you remember Walsh. He would weigh in with Vernon Castle in an athletic contest only instead of just looking delicate he really was delicate. Always had bad pair of bellows" he'd say, Made me a duffer at everything when 1 was a kid, and worse when l grew up. Really can't see how managers hire me to act. Never learned the first cause I look silly
 Yet managers always wanted him. The sincerity and simplicity of his character got over'' to the audience in the densely British parts he used to play, and he was irresistibly funny without an effort. If you ever heard him call Joe Cawthorne "old top while apparently striving to re- member not to do so on account of the irritating effect previously aroused by the friendly appellation you've never forgot ten it.
 When the war broke out he declined all offers of engagement Think I'd better go over and do my bit" he said. Prob ably be an awful duffer as a soldier, but they'll want men to carry water or some thing, what?'
 And so he wrote a little farewell to the ranch people in Montana who had nursed him through hemorrhages when he went out there to see how long he could live said few kindly good-bys along Broad way and sailed away to cheat the medical examiners and get into the army as = private. And after a while the news came that he had been made lieutenant and then that he had been promoted to be major for conspicuous bravery in &C., ton, and finally that he was among the badly wounded at the mistaken and aw- full affair of Loos They got him back to London before he died
 The able bodied English actors around the Lambs club had quite a lot of sym pathy to express when they heard the news.