La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-01-20


be Obliged to revise the expression
about politics making strange bed
fellows.
More than 1900 automobiles
and motor trucks were sold in Colo
RADIO during the year 1916. On an es-
timated population OF 100000 for
the state, that means a machine pur-
chased by one person out OF every
Nfty-nine during the year. 1t is es-
tima,ed that the number OF cars
purchased In 1916 was almost double
that OF 1915.
Uncle Sam will assist very mater
tally during the coming summer in
the campaign for good roads in the
mountain districts OF Colorado. One
day this week the secretary of agri-
culture announced that under the al
lotment OF funds made available I'M
der the good roads bill for road con
struction and development. Colorado
will have available the sum OF S52.-
SIS on July LIST OF the present year.
All moneys are expended by the
government on application OF the
commissioners of the counties in
which the roads are located.
3
Over the garden fence the CONVEX
sation had suddenly turned acrimon-
ious.
An. II your boy. 'Erbert, ties any
more cans to our por dogs tail. was
Mrs. Moggins's stern ultimatum.
ell ear about 1t, that's all. Oh.
an perhaps you've done wiz that
saucepan wot you borrowed last Mon
day
'Erbert." asked Mrs. Grub shril-
~. "wot ave you bin doin' to Mrs
Moggins's dog"
"Nothin'. ma" replied the small
boy. unblushingly
THERE" said his mother trium-
phantly.
An you returned FER saucepan
yesterday, didn't you. dearie2"
Sent It back by 'er dog" said
'Erbert. calmly.
Among the interesting facts ad-
duced from the eighteen months in
Sestigation by the public utilities
commission OF the state Of Colorado
Of the affairs OF the Mountain States
Telephone Company were those per-
tanning to the growth OF the teie-
phone business in Colorado. which
show that from a single exchange
opened In Denver on February 20.
1879. and having thirty-siI sub
scribers. the system has grown to in
eiude exchanges In it5 cities and
towns In Colorado with a total sub
scription list of si.s0s. The entire
system has a total OF 2O5.s22 sub
scribers somewhat larger than tina,
of the great family journal. not
withdrawing the fact that We ar.
adding neS names to our lis, every
day In the week.
&. e. Borthwick. Of Chicago. west
ern manager Of the American Auto
press COMPANY was La Junta Wis
itor Thursday and held sweet CON.
munion with the various represen.
tatives OF the printing trade In this
city. This company manufactures
high-speed fiatbed automatic
press that turns out printed mat.
ter at about the same rate that a
linotype turns out lines OF type,
and practically dispcnses with tn.
services OF an expert pr.ssman, II
some one viii now invent type
writer 10 compose and turn out copy
and read proof the boss OF a prip,
shop won't have a thing TO do bu,
stand around and watch the wheels
sc round, and viii then be prepared
10 enroll himself a. member OF
III" leisure trust,
>
II may be that absoiut. prohibI.
ton will prevail throughout the
United States before the present con,
srcss adjourns. Under IN. rec.n,
ruprem. eour, Interpretation Of the
Webb Kenyon Law congress I'm. IN,
nndeniable constitutional right te
absolutely prohibit from the chan
ncis Of interstate commerce all ship
mcn's OF intoxicating liquors. As q
= direct result OF the supreme court,
decision II Is said that n new bill will
bc introduced In tho present con
krcss 10 make all interstate ship
ments illegal The beer that made
Milwaukee famous will then have
10 be- consumed within tho eonfine,