La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1906-08-08
W Anp poun TINE VALLEY.

CHufCN at Lamar.
w. L. Williams has just been ap-
pointed postmaster at Fowler.
A band of twenty-five pieces is
being organized at Manzanola.
The Las Animas Cement Block and
Tile Company will be doing business
in few days.
j. L. Frances, of Amity, raised a
patch Of oats this year that made SO
bushels to the acre, machine measure.
Hurrak for Colorado.
The first tragedy of the roller
skating craze was recorded in Rocky
Ford last week small boy took a
hard tumble and broke his arm.
The first basket of ripe cantaloupes
for this season were brought into
Rocky Ford last Wednesday. They
were shipped to Colorado Springs.
Expert Mulnix is now a regular
employe of the city of Rocky Ford.
His duties consist Of auditing the
city's books twice a year for the sum
Of $3.50.
Sixty new houses have been erected
in Ordway during the past year. and
At present there is not vacant house
in town. Ordway is coming to the
front with both feet.
The Rocky Ford mill. now the
property of Hon. G. w. Swink. which
he's been idle for some months. is to
resume operations in the near future.
having been equipped with the best
and very latest machinery. :.
Several car loads Of telephone poles
y were unloaded at this station this
week for the American Telephone
Company. who seem to be building q
long distance line across the country
east and west.-Lamar News.
| The contract for the erection Of
Lamar's new depot. which is to be
large enough to accommodate all Of
the Lawless railroads headed that
way, has been let. The structure
will be of pressed brick and cost
$4,000.
Barring accidents, the total value
Of the crops raised in Powers county
this year should considerably exceed
81, ,OOO, 600 at a conservative estimate.
Added to this will be the amounts
realized by feeders and stockmen for
this seasons work.
During the month July total of
III acres Of government land To-
Gated in the Arkansas valley and dis
trict were applied for at the Pueblo
land office by homeseekers, slightly
more than was entered during the
corresponding month last year.
War has been declared on the
gamblers in Prowers county and the
sheriff has been instructed to seize
all gambling devices. Isn't it rather
strange that a sheriff has to be " in
structed to enforce the law?
Game Warden VIM. Harvey was
over in the HolbroOk country the
first Of the week and arrested twenty
Swinkites for shooting doves out Of
season. He had some trouble with
several of the offenders but when
the sheriff was telephoned for they
surrendered. ed.-Sugar City Gazette.
The contract has been let by the
American Beet Sugar Company for
the erection Of 40 new houses on the
Marvel ranch. The material for
twelve is already on the ground. 1t
is the intention to cut this ranch up
J into small farms and let them out to
tenants for the culture of sugar beets.
Granada Times.
A quiet poker room" in Rocky
Ford, conducted by one J. b. Wood,
a recent arrival from Lamar, was
raided by the city marshal of that
burg q few days ago. The usual fine
of 500 and costs was assessed, but
Wood was allowed to depart after
paying SIS costs providing he would
register 4 solemn vow to keep away
from the prohibition town henoefOrth
and forever.
The Presbyterians of Rocky Ford
have . big job on hand They pro-
pose to build q $1,000 ehuneh and
install . bigger pipe organ than the