La Junta tribune., 1917-07-19

A fourth-clsss postoffice has been
established al Mideman in Otero
county near Rocky Ford. Adina
Nideman IL the postmaster.
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Drainage work has been COM
menced in the vicinity OF Sugar City
BY the Western Ditch and Drainage
Company. The plans cali for about
sixty miles OF tiling. II IL estimated
that this will reclaim all the seep-
age land In the Sugar City district.
Railroads Of the country. seeking
. war efficiency basis. have elimin-
ated many dining cars and nearly
1000 passenger trains. One Of the
first effects OF this measure is shown
in the fact that the railroads moved
23s per cent more bituminous coal
last month than In June, 1915.
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A La Junta younEster. visiting .
little friend In the country. was BE-
ing coached by his friead's parents
In mathematics. III your father
owed the butcher $3.50. the grocer
$3.50. how much would he have
to pay!" The little fellow scratched
his head. blushed and replied:
"Nothin'; he'd move"
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Every distillery In central Illinois
Is working at top speed manufaetur-
ing spirits to be converted into whis-
ky in an attempt to fill the ware
houses and take care OF all orders
before the ban upon intoxieants OF
this character goes into effect under
the food control bill which congress
IL certain to pass soon.
There Ia one motor car for every
twenty-nine Inhabitants IN the Unit
Cd States. according to figures for
1915 made public by the federal
roads bureau recently. Iowa. with
one car for every eleven persons.
led the country In the number OF ma
chimes in proportion to populatio,.
California. Nebraska and South IA
kota rank next in order. Arkansas.
with one car for every l1s. IN ~
the foot Of the list.
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United States Senator vardaman.
Of Mississippi. is evidently not
pleased with President Wilson's at
titude on the question Of exempt
ins been and wine from prohibition.
Following the Presidents appeal to
the drys TO let the manufacture Of
beer and wine continue. he sent the
following telegram TO the dry lead
ers In hi. state: The good old ship
Prohibition was summarized day be-
fore yesterday by the president Of
the United States. II IL now lying
beneath forty fathoms OF beer and
vine. Some Of the officers and crew
deserted before she went down"
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Even at this early stage the
var tin cans can only be bouEh
with the sanUion Of the United
States government and thcn only In
car load lots. a. the government 10
placing restrictions on the sale Of
tiH This viii naturally make Il
more difficult for the canning houses
TO secure materials for canning their
products, and the result will be that
canned goods viii. TO . great extent.
disapsear from the shelves OF stores
throughout the country. and unless
the women Of the nation preserve
all they possibly can at this time
they will be facing . searvi,y be-
fore they know Il.
II seems as n the nickname BLACK
Jack" would stiek to General John J.
Pesshias - firnly ~ II stuck 10 the
leading voluatsss psid officer Of The
Civil War. General John A. Logan.
Wien Peshins ~as promoted TO q
ftrvt lseuteaaney. after seven years
% waiting. he vas assigned 10 the
fsath Cavalry. the Negro command
WAieh vas destined to wss fame later
o. eaa Jsaa bIoekhouse 10 cuba. aad.
beeauss Of Ais iAentificatioa With
thsss troeps. As vss sivea ~ ssb-
Sseusa ee Black Jack" . aieknaue
nat has eluss to hin IN the army
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~ avssass fesvlesss eaa rassly
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