La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26

ne count OF pIiHHH'ah az N"'
penitentiary in Canon Jity week
ago was 74O, the lowest II has been
in years. This figure is los lower
than the mark OF year ago.
Thirty-five OF the thirty-eisht cleo
tors who cast Pennsylyania's vote
ing and twenty-seyen OF them have
Ing and twetny-seven OF them have
united in letter to Huges pledging
their support.
our superintendent OF schools re-
minds the kids Of La Junta that
school will take up again two weeks
from next Monday. Somebody is al
ways taking the Soy out Of life.
President Wilson has not changed
his mind for two weeks and the dem
ocrats are wondering what he intends
to spring on them next. Whatever 1t
ls, they are ready to change as soon
rs he gives them the tip
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when General sherman said var
was what he said It was he did Ger
tain established resort a gross in
justice Hell Furnishes only the wick
ed, while war Furnishes innocent and
guilty good and bad, alike.
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Should Madame Beruhardt decide
that acting upon one leg is imprao-
teabls, she may find another for
tune 20 the ChautauQua circuit.
where she can certainly hope TO
eclipse Bryan, who has not leg
left 10 stand upon
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when the Democratic convention
at s. Louis commended the splen-
did diplomatic victories" OF the
president. did they have in mind the
salute he Gid not get from Huerta,
or the mind-your-own business let
ter be received from Carranza7
.
The biggest primary fight is be
tween Carlson and Nicholson. and st
might be case OF reversal for Mich
olson II Is going 20 1e a hard job
TO down the governor when the mat
ter comes up squarely before the yo-
ters in the republican parry -Pueb-
10 Indicator
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Senator Hardvlek. Democrat. Of
Georgia says that " his state were
not so overw helmlHEIy Democratic.
the management OF the postal ser
vice during this administration would
cause the state TO ~ Republican. For
the same reason, many states that
are not so overwhelmingly Democrat
ie will switch TO the :;epublican col
umn In November
The average herd In Colorado
IL less than fifty head Which ere
ates laugh In connection with the
charge OF the influences backing
with money and misrcpresentations
the so-called Herd Law that the
measures only purpose IL 10 paralyze
the predatory cattle baron" and help
the farmer. The stockFrowers Of
Colorado are farmers. The Industry
is made up OF n majority OF farmers
with only few head or livestock
each. And the Industry the hackers
OF the measure plan TO paralyze.
gives the state something like sTO.-
100000 In wealth annually
.
President Wilson will stand In
Washington ON October 18th and
push the golden button that viii star,
the waters OF the Rio Jrando flow.
Ing through the spillway OF the
great Elephant Butte dam I'm tho
southern part OF New Mexico. This
project Is designed TO water 2oO..
600 acres of fertile lands In the
chain OF valleys In New Mexico. Tex.
rs and Old Mexico. The first meet.
ing OF the Twonty-third Intorna.
iional Irrigation Congress will BE-
held at the dam dedication. follow.
cd by sessions In ~ Paso. October
i6h. 18th and 18Th.
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never believed II possible that !
could do Il. but slowly and by de-.
grccs have come TO tnink that II
was best for all concerned that the
south was defeated. and for mo To
say that ia u marvel to myself slav.
cry was curse which had To be de-
s,royod ere the south and the world
could advance. II was curse for
which the south was no more re.
nponsible than the north. Both sec.
el...4.