La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1906-09-29
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The Beatty Mercantile Company.
Of Manzonola, has sold over 10000
cases of fruit jars this season
The Las Animas police force. num-
bering one man. wear helmets. blue
clothes and brass buttons same
city policeman
Fowler's school enrolment is fifty
more than at the opening of any
preceding term, there being 225 on
the roll at present.
Forty japanese We're in Las AMI
mas last week looking for 10000
acres of land TO lease Cor the pur-
pose of raising sugar beets.
The depot receipts in Fowler for
August were $40. 900 above those of
August. 1895. La Junta and Fowler
are the most progressive towns in
the Valley. and are setting a pace
that the rest of 'em will have to go
some in order to keep up.
During the past four weeks Dodge
City has had a rainfall of nearly
thirteen inches. To give the exact
figures as taken bv the government
bureau there. 1880 inches have
fallen since August oath. The total
rainfall of the present year will ex-
coed by far anything on record
since the establishment Of the
weather bureau.
DIR. James Gaven Field. surgeon
in the United States Navy. spent
several days in Las Animas looking
over Fort Lyon and the country gen.
orally with the view Of Transforming
Fort Lyon into a sanitarium for
sailors and marines. He was very
much pleased with the possibilities
of the country. its climate and alti-
tude, and has recommended Fort
Lyon to the authorities.
The cantaloupe season ended this
week and ninety-four cars were
shipped from Bent county. From
Woods station forty-four cars Of
cantaloupes and seven cars of water
melons were billed out, and from
Las Animas fifty cars Of cantaloupes
and three cars Of watermelons were
shipped. 1t has been a most pros
porous year for melon growers
Bent County Democrat.
A peculiar freak Of nature is at
tracing considerable attention At
the Haight farm west Of town. It
is in the district that was swept by
the hail storm a few weeks ago,
when all the fruit was knocked from
the trees. The apple trees are now
out in full bloom again and so are
the lilac bushes. 1t seems as IL ma
ture is trying to make up for the
damage done.-Rocky Ford Tribune.
We learn from good authority
that Manzanola. As well IS this end
Of the Valley. is soon to have a much
better mail service. As it is at pres
ent there are but two trains a day
lone each way) that carries mail
cars. These cars run from La Junta
to Denver. 1t is now the idea to
have four trains carry mail cars.
thus giving US two mails day. The
additional cars will be on the west
bound train which goes through at
12:43 noon, and the east bound
which goes through at 9:2O in the
evening. This will enable one to
answer mail the same day it is re-
ceived. 1t is said the service will
be commenced about the first of
October. -Manzanola Sun.
1t is rumored that there is to be a
division in the Catholic parish of La
Junta, Father Callahan to remain in
La Junta and Father Bastian to have
this end of the valley. with head
quarters at Holly or Lamar. This
will be a great advantage for the
Catholics of Holly, as there is no
priest stationed nearer than La
Junta. Besides the regular Cath
olic congregation which has been
greatly augmented lately. there
are nearly two hundred Mexicans of
that faith. Father Bastian is very
brilliant, energetic young man, who
is a great favorite with the Holly
people of every denomination. and it