La Junta tribune., 1907-07-27
W AND bows TINE VALLEY.

sewer system. The price is $75. 900.
Manzanola cherries bring 81 per
crate on the Colorado Springs
market.
| A good-sized flow of gas has been
struck at Fowler at depth of
eighty-five feet.
The surveyors in the employ of the
Arkansas Valley Electric line. lmade
the preliminary surveys for the road
in Fowler one day last week.
The election to extend the Las
Animas water works system was
held last week and resulted in but
fifty votes being cast. forty.six for
and four against.
Rocky Ford had balance of
$243.55 left in her Fourth of July
celebration fund after aging all
expenses. The expense incident to
the celebration was $l22O.55.
Fowler has established new
water rate. A minimum charge of
$l.25 per month is made for an
amount not exceeding $500 gallons.
and for all excess above that amount
the rate of l7a cents per thousand
gallons.
| On the 9Th day of August the
qualified voters of Ordway will vote
upon the question of authorizing
the town board to grant franchise
to an electric company to furnish
light and power to the citizens of
that community.
Lamar's seventh annual fair will
be held this year August 9th to
Both. The determination of the
business men to make the fair the
biggest success iii the history of the
exposition is demonstrated by their
!: action in guaranteeing fund suffi-
cient to pay every exhibit premium
in cash.
Quite number of water meters
have been installed during the past
two weeks for the benefit mutually
of the water consumers and the
town. While it is notable that a
number of people have been using
more water than they supposed. yet
the accuracy of the meters in all
cases where tests have been made is
absolute. Fowler Tribune.
The long talked Of. much heard of
and often thought of Fowler water
is now a reality for Manzanola and
Rocky Ford. The force of men en-
gage d in laying the six inch pipe
line have reached the Arkansas
river north of Manzanola and are
pushing steadily onward. The pip
ing is being laid about three and a
half feet under ground, the exca-
waiting being done with traction
ditching machine.
County Fruit Inspector j. J..
Brown, informs the Tribune that an
insect known as the wolly aphis is
doing considerable damage to the
apple trees. This pest begins near
the crown of the root about two
inches below the surface of the
ground. 1t saps the root. The first
noticeable effect on the tree is re-
semblance to the blight. If the in
sect is not eradicated it will in a
snort time kill the tree. 1t should
be treated with coal oil emulsion.
: The emulsion is made by mixing two
, gallons of kerosine, whale oil or hard
soap one pound, soft water twenty
seven gallons. Fowler Tribune.
The journeymen carpenters in
Rocky Ford organized a union last
week with membership of twenty.
The woodworkers put up the claim
that wages IN Rocky Ford are under
scale-only thirty-five cents an hour,
and they are working nine hours a
. day. while other towns of the state
? pay forty and forty-five cents an
; hour, and eight hours is the accept
| ed days work. In addition to this
the carpenters complain that living
is several per cent. higher in Rocky
, Ford than it is in other cities and
. towns of the state. owing to grocers
5 and butchers and other combines,
and their aim is to even things up.