La Junta tribune., 1917-05-10

The man who says that his wife
never agrees with him is wall-eyed
liar. Every wife agrees with her hus-
band when her husband doesn't want
her TO.
Grocery Bill has become almost
as much OF a bugaboo as Kaiser Bill
There doesn't seem to be any ef
fective way OF putting quietus on
either OF them.
Don't be too hard on the poor mutt
who was tempted and fell. Maybe
you would have done the same thing
yourself had you been placed in the
same circumstances.
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Advertising is not an expense. II
IS an investment The business man
who has learned TO discriminate be
tween the two is an ardent adyer-
tiser. There's reason.
.
An Oregon paper prints long
story about broody hen adopting
a litter OF pigs. This only goes to
prove the cordial relations which
have always existed between ham
and eggs.
The Rocky Ford Tribune cites the
fact that 1000 acres of cantaloupes
viii be planted in the Rocky Ford
country as an evidence that the in
dustry is not on the decline.
For the duration OF the war. every
to snub known loafers. II ought to
be disgrace to be caught talking
to an idler while the life OF the ma
tion hangs In the balance.
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There are going to be some har-
rowing old times In the good old
u. s. A. as soon as the patriotic |
farmers OF this country get good and
started in an effort to reduce the
high cost Of living.
.
Clean up your back yard. You
can't expect to successfully grow
vegetables on space that is covered
with all the odds and ends aecumu-
lated during the winter Pick out
the pieces OF wood. brick and mortar
often found In a city yard: don't
Ina
you are going to plant. Clean ~ the
whole place
Colorado's climatic conditions,
freedom from disease and great sup
ply Of adaptable poultry feed makes
It pre-eminently poultry state. In
stead OF importing two and one-half
millions Of dollars worth OF poultry
products annually. as Is the case. It
should be exporting that amount and
more to other states less favored
by Ideal conditions.
Lamar Is the most patriotic town
in the Ardkansas Valley. over one
hundred young men IN and around
that community have already enlist
cd IN either the army or the navy.
and In addition viii recruit the ma
tionAl guard company located there
up to war strength. This company
has already been in the federal ser
wee for several months.
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AZ the state camp OF the Modern
woodmen OF America held In Canon
City one day last week. W. \. John
son. OF Canon City. was elected head
consul Of tina; order for the state.
MIR johnson was in the employ OF
the great family journal In 1911.
and was an exceptionally good print
er Since leaving this city he has
been In the employ OF Guy L. Hardy.
of the Canon city Record.
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In Prowers county the county com
mirsioners have authorized the coun-
~ clerk TO make permAnen, regis
try list OF all prorcrs county men
who enlist In the various branches
OF service during the present war.
An effor, viii be made to get a com
pletc record Of each man. giving his
county address and military or ma
val unit TO which he IL assigned.
Such a record win he valuable In
future years. and We oush, to have
one In otcro county.
Evcrybody's doing it-landins
either q eondcnsary. a creamery or
. cheese fao,ory-evsn swink The
man who IL responsible for the
cheese factories at cheraw and WI
ley. visited swink last week. and
lined up enough business men and