La Junta tribune., 1916-07-15

they have
Prinsters Market paid cents for
hogs In La Junta last Saturday for
the first time during It's career in
La Junta Of a quarter OF a century
and more He also paid Q cents a
pound for veal calves on the same
day. and from this il appears that
the high price Of living Is not con
fined to the consumer altogether /.
The original producer seems to be- +.
getting bis share likewise.
Mr. Ford may run FOR president on F.
the prohibition ticket one Of the .
leading prohIbiuouists says that Mr.
Ford viii be- stronger candidate /.
for president than either Wilson or
Hughes. and he probably would be II |
all the Ford owners would vote for /.
him Mr. Ford's popularity. how
ever. viii probably be confined |
strictly 10 the machine that he man
ufartur"s We don't want beard I.
less tin lizzie Ia the white house. not
as long as there are gentlemen with F.
real whisk,rs available.
.
This ts the silver anniversary Of
the Arkansas Valley Fair at Rocky
Ford and an effort is being made to
make 1t surpass In every feature all
those that have preceded H. The
crops are the best in years, and there
IS more stock Of the show variety
ayailahI" than ever before These.
with many additional amusement
features. viii give the directors OF
the fair an opportunity TO provide
the greatest programme ever offered
at any fair in the state. and to that
end they are working hard. with ev.
cry indication that success viii
crown their efforts
.
Clarence Carlisle writes US that he
il now located In Cleveland Ohio.
where he has accepted a position as
structural steel craftsman with the
King Bridge Company, OF that city.
Clarence graduated from the Rose
, Polytechnic Institute. OF Terre
Haute Ind. on June Sth. and on the
10Th was installed In his new posi-
ton He says Cleveland is some
town" a. there is always something
to see and no end OF places TO go
one OF tho sights Of Cleveland IL
John D. Rorkofnllo. the r.ch,st man
in The world who celebrated his
77'h birthday larr Friday
Since January Let. when the pro
hibiuoH Law wen, into effect. hun
drehs Of prisoner tn the state pcni-
Tertiary Of Washington have been set
NJ liberty through the termination Of
their soucuC.s Few have come TO
take their place George r Cotter- /
ell. highway commissioner and c1. .
mayor Of Seattle. says there are not
enough 20 do the necessary work Of
construction Of state highways In .
an address In Vancouver. II C.. he
declared that the dry Law had cut of /
the supply Of fresh conyIota and that
the state must pcrforce seek free la /
Dor for the construction and main
tenano" Of 10 highway
June vas the dyest month that
Denver has ever known-from a pro- |
hibition as well az every other kind |
OF standpoint Not In twenty.sir |
year, has the weather bureau re- |
corded less moistur. In June than |
was entered for record during last
month. This other dry June was in
1890. when. no moistur. whatever
was recorded In the capital city The
total precipitation In June was COS
of an inch. OF which 0.07 OF an inch |
was REGISTERED on June nth. The to-
tai precipitation In La Junta during
the month OF June was 49,, OF
which amount les was recorded on
June tth.
The vice president IL the only Of.
fetal noncntity In our system OF GOV.
I eminent. He II elected for four
years to loaf around the throne and
wonder what Is going To happen. In.
oidrntally he presidcs over the sen.
ate when In session. and II he feels
like II. but IN not a member OF that
Aa. III