La Junta tribune., 1916-12-30

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The deficit In the treasury OF the
democratic national committee Is not
as larry. as that in the treasury OF
the United States as administered by
the democrats. but the two facts are
quite consistent and harmonious
each with the other.
The city OF Trinidad now has two
combination motor fire trucks In
operation. the second having been re-
,eIyed last week. Trinidad, by the
WAY. has started out to secure rat
ing OF third and one-half class in fire
insurance. which will mean a reduc-
ton of many thousands OF dollars
annually in premiums.
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For somehow not only at Christ
mas.
But all the long year through.
The Joy that you give to others
Is the Joy that comes back to you:
And the more you spend in helping
The poor and lonely and sad
The more more your hearts pos
sessing
Returns to make you glad
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Receipts at the Fowler post office
show generally increased business
IN that town. During the past fiscal
year approximately $1,000 in stamps
were sold. Money orders aggregat-
ing more than s.3. 600 were written.
Cashed money orders amounting to
sl3.572. $4,000 more being sent
away from that town over the money
order route than came into II,
.
II a satisfactory agreement can
be reached between the city com
rnissioners of Pueblo and the North
western Fuel Company. a 100000
factory will be built In that city
for the manufacture OF by-products
from the city rubbish, refuse and
garbage Chicken feed. window
weights and fuel substitute for
coal will be among the products TO
be manufactured at the proposed
factory.
Tha, the American farmers are
coming to a better appreciation of
the milk COW is indicated by the in
creased number OF dairy animals In
the state. as reported TO the State
Board OF Agriculture by assessors.
The enumeration this year. which
has Just been completed. shows that
Kansas has for the first time more
than one million cows, The exact
number is i.077.0s7, a gain OF 49,
i.7ss over the count OF 1915. Since
1910 the increase is t35.ts7. or CO
per cent. Butler leads all other eoun-
ties with 1888. followed by Barber.
Dickson and Reno with more than
5000 head each,
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Frank T.. Edwards. who was To-
Gated In La Junta years ago as time
keeper In the Santa Fe shops. and
later ofticiated as chief clerk TO c.
II. Bristol. when he was sup.rinten-
dent OF the Santa Fc n, Pueblo. has
Just been promoted to the position
of assistant to the general manager
of the Santa Fe at Amarillo. Texas.
The many old time friends OF Mr..
Edwards in La Jun,a will be pleased
TO learn OF his advancement In the
railroad world. as most OF them know
that I, II deserved. II faithful ser
vice and strict attention to the duties
OF each day count for anything on
this mundane sphere.
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II has long been = mystery why
the people Of Colorado should pay
such fabulous prices for sugar. when
We are right In the midst Of the
greatest sugar producing territory
In the U. 8. A. The source and or
iGin Of this grand robbery has at
last been located by = Pueblo ncws-
paper which says: while thousands
Of tons Of sugar are made right here
in Colorado yet the people are made
90 pay tho prices. II IL the Mormon
I church d Salt Lake that IL doing Il.
0uess the grocery men knew II Gil
the time. The Mormons engineered
and dictated this enormous squeeze
- adroitlt that their monarchy or
hierarchy made clear profit Of nine
pniiiion dollars out Of Il and the
crews are stiii turned on" The Nor
heas have he'd nAny crimes 10 On.
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