La Junta tribune., 1917-03-15

spring weather. | expect 10 De IN Iai-
ifornia until fall II we ever get
to be a millionaire we expect to move
to California and live always-but
not until then, so we will probably
: continue to lfve in the best town on
the map until the end OF time.
NJ ID. Thatcher, OF Pueblo, Is one
of the stockholders In 100000
corporation for the manufacture Of
paper from wood pulp. The new cor
poration has been successfully IL
nanced by Pueblo, Colorado Springs
and New York capital. 1t is to be
known as the Matagami Pulp and
Paper Company. Ltd. The plant
which is now under construction, Is
located in Smooth Rock Falls In
North Ontario and will be In opera
ton by July LIST. The company owns
in fee 1875 square miles OF freehold
timbe and pulpwood lands, including
surface and mineral rights and con-
trolls by lease from the government
OF Ontario $40 square miles OF crown
timber lands. adjacent and tributary
to the Ma,agami, Muskegon and
Buskegon rivers in the clay belt OF
northern Ontario.
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With a cry for help that an entire
city OF 1000 may be saved from
total collapse and its inhabitants
safeguarded against possible eSamin-
alton for insanity, newspaperman.
OF Visalia. Calf. has appealed to the
United States Marines to give him
the answer to a puzzle published in
his paper, which was started on its
mission by them He writes that
the mayor and other city officials.
the police and fire departments. and
other trigonometrical experts have
all failed to solve H. Here's the puz-
gle: There are three houses In a row
with a gas plant, steam plant. and
a water plant in the rear Of them.
and the grand central idea is to run
a pipe line from each plant to each
house without crossing lines or going
through a house Hereafter the citi-
zens OF Visalia who bump into met
aphysical or other perpleNities will
tell Il to the Marines"
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The town booster was IN a remin-
iscent mood and for the benefit OF
the crowd the young loafers gathered
al the village store had been recall
INK the stirring times In the north
ern town where he had lived. yes
stree, that was hot time" he con-
Guided. They was a lot Of shootin'
took place. and ] done my share OF
H. tell you. Why, fellers. shot and
shot, until my old revolver Just felt
hot 10 my hands" Turning 10 an
other old man who had come from
the same fouthern town. he said
rather condescendingly: why, Jim.
you must "a been there that day.
How many times did you shoot"
Jim spat with doliberation. rolled his
eyes reflectiyciy and answered:
Jest once ! was right IN the thick
Of IL when the fight begun. and I
shot round the corner and down into
A collar"
Nineteen hundred and seventeen
viii be a memorable year in PROFIT
bition annals. The supreme court de-
cision on January Sth. sustaining the
Webb Kenyon law was veri,abie
challenge to the nation TO destroy
the liquor traffic n menace To the
public morals. health. peace aud
safety. Congress Immediately re.
sponded. and notwithstanding tn.
crowded condition OF calendars. en-
acted prohibition laws for Porto
Rico. Alaska. III. District Of coium.
bla. III. anti.liquor advertising and
'bone-dry" acts, also additional pro-
hibition legislation for the Indians.
provided ten thosuand dollars extra
for the anti-slcohoi congress. aud.
nothing bu, the congestion Of lcris.
la,ion caused by threatening war
prevented vote on the resolution
for nationwide prohibition. The ma.
val appropriation bill. carrying three
hundred and nfty.one million dollars
was side-traeked for day In order
to enact the bone-dry Law for Alaska
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The Trinidad Chamber Of Com.
mercc recently entertained the far.
mers OF the agricultural territory
surrounding that city at an elaborate
iuneheon--the first Of . series Of
sss-scausinted Affairs. Why not
have n set-acauainted luncheon for
the farmers In Ia JuntA, In last
Neek.s lasue Of the Tribune ouv s,vs