La Junta tribune., 1906-05-02
u, Ano oox. TIVE VALLEY.

worm.
Seven thousand six hundred and
fifty lambs and sheep were shipped
to eastern markets from Las Animas
last week.
The First National Bank of Fow-
Ter was one year old April 18th.
Some stock changed hands that day
at ten per cent premium.
The corner stone of the new
Methodist church in Rocky Ford was
laid yesterday. Chancellor Buchtel
delivered the principal address.
The first wedding in the new
Catholic church at Lamar was SOL
emmized last Wednesday, Father
Bastien of La Junta officiating.
Work on the factory at Swink is
making good progress. The large
warehouse is about completed and
the two-story office building is al
most enclosed.
The fruit prospect was never bet
ter than at present. All kinds of
fruit trees are heavily laden with
blossoms and a great abundance of
fruit is promised.-Fowler Tribune.
According to the Gazette one of
of the Rocky Ford restaurants sup
plies its patrons with tobacco
sauce" II is said to be hot stuff and
will smoke without a match being
applied to it.
A special session of the district
court met Tuesday with Judge Hun
ter presiding. The case Of Bent coun-
ty VS.. the Santa Fe railroad. for re-
fusal to pay special levy was taken
under advisement.- Las Animas
Leader.
The fruit trees. including the
peaches and apricot. which are con-
sidered most sensitive to cold. are in
full bloom now and the fruit crop is
thought TO be about out Of danger
from frost. The prospects for an
immense crop Of fruit are fine in
this section of the valley. .-Prowers
County News.
The Wells Drug Company which
moved to Swink, occupying the DR..
Finney building few weeks ago.
sold out last Saturday 10 parties
from the north part of the state.
b. l.. Lawer. who had charge of the
store. has returned TO Rocky Ford,
but is undecided as to whether he
will remain here or Rocky
Ford Tribune.
In a talk with Senator Crowley
this week, he expressed himself as
not very hopeful Of a big apple crop.
He says that the hail last season did
some varieties Of trees such injury
that the bloom. especially the Ben
Davis. will be very scarce. Plums
and peaches promise heavy crop.
and cherries will have plenty of
bloom.-Rocky Ford Tribune.
Rev. w. Gourlay Connell. the La
mar preacher. charged with statu-
tory rape. received a sentence Of
from eighteen to twenty years in the
penitentiary. In response to Judge
Hunters query as to what he mad 10
say before the sentence Of the court
was imposed. the dispraced minister
made an eloquent and dramatic
speech. asking for leniency on &C.
count Of the suffering that would be
brought to his devoted wife and
family through a long imprison-
ment- The sentence was the limit
under the law. The young physician
involved was acquitted.
Rocky Ford is always trying to
keep near the head Of the procession
As earthquakes are now occupying
much attention, an experience Of
that kind was needed to keep the
Watermelon Day town strictly in
the swim. And Wednesday night.
about midnight. a number Of our
citizens were awakened by an al
legged earthquake. Reports also
come from . few who were awake
at midnight that a meteor Of un-
usual brilliancy was seen and that il
seemed to strike the earth or ex-
plode with . loud noise. We surely
had either m earthquake or .
meteor perhaps both Rocky