The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-26
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHINGs
INTERESTING AND OTHERWISE

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This week you will find an n
larged Courier-eight pages. Next.
week there will be another i'm
provcment. II will be noticeable.
And then, sometime IN the near
future, Columbus win have a real
surprise-a daily newspaper. Now,
what DO you think about thatg We
have Travelled many miles in Cali
fornia end western states In a ma
chime In the past two years look
ing for an opportunity 10 start or
purchase a newspaper which met
with u approval. Many prosper
Gus cities were visited, but we are
iinicky and critical. Arriving in
Columbus last Tuesday, we were
startled at the BIG BUSINESS In
EVERY store on EVERY street
Found The hotels fun. cots In hall
ways; found that there were no
bungalows or houses In town 10
BE- rented; walked around the out
skirts and was amazed al new
homes going up on every hand,
saw make-shit shacks. built in a
night and occupied In the morning
by The new arrival. Sounds like
the usual bunk. don't H. But II
isnt-its a fact Restaurant table
and street corner conversations all
seeihe of big business returns, do
iugs at the oil well and at the
numerous mines, 10 say nothing Of
turning the desert wastes into
wonderful producing ranches. We
bought the Courier Wednesday in
TWO MINUTES. and FOR once In
iis existence TT Is NOT FOR SALE
and We r. gambling our last dollar
that notwithstanding the indebted
ness " the publication our amiable
county sheriff will not visit US. We
are here 10 stay.
II We should happcn 10 see any
spades around that should be called
spades, the Courier will call that
particular implement a spade re-
enrdless Of what tho owner thinks
II is. To illustrate: Once upon a
time around a little round table
covered with green cloth In the
brcte Hart days one OF a coterie
" ven drew 10 a bob-tailed club
flush and annexed q spade In the
draw, He solennly studied over
the hand and with a. quick move.
ment moved in his stack OF blues.
When called by a POKER player
he made a quick spreading gesture
and announced that he had a
club flush and reached for the ma
kuma. But the club caught the eye
Of the poker player and he said Il
was a spade. The battle started
and after Il was over the gentle
man Of the nrst part admitted by
motions that Il was a spade and
since that memorable event down
70 the present time all men who.
'NH' q olAAat toihitlu unM VIII i've
and breathe the air Of tho glorious
west and especially the air OF the
Sunshine State call a spade a
spade and prove II and make IL a
spade and a spade Il will be aud
always has been for US.
Much mooted questions among
Courier subscribers In regard 10
how the new editor stands on per-
tinent subjects and questions OF The
hour viii be answered IL brief and,
We hope 10 the point. The Courier
viii b. absolutely independent in
politics II la our opinion one
man stands out like a shining light
bis opponent we will be for
him Everything being equal let
ihem fight Il out and the better
man win. We have no use for III
WIS or their Tx. Pisvious sem
'cnce stands for an socialists, !
speaking politically. Resardlngl
inipnisms we're for n. We have
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