La Junta tribune., 1909-10-09
'Up and Down the Valley

zanola Sun.
D. NJ. Blazer was one of the
many successful local cantaloupe
growers this season. He had 3.6 acres
planted TO cantaloupes, from which
he marketed 97o crates. 96o of which
Were standard size.-Manzanola Sun
attorney ii. l.. Lubers and Frank
hreybill, secretary OF the Fort Lyon
Canal Company. have been in Den.
yer for more than week attending
court The suit was brought by T.
Z. Henry in which he claims nine
water rights of the value of $500
IN the Fort Lyon Canal Company.
The river has plenty of water in
II, especially above the dam of the
Garden City reclamation project. All
the ditches are running practically
full, and much preparatory work is
being done while the water is run
nihs The chances are much more
wheat viii be put in.-Garden City
Telegram.
| Tie santa Fe has been ordered TO
pay total of $4,000 taxes In Bent
county The incorporation claimed
that It should have been assessed
but Sl2, 900 and sought to enjoin the
county commissioners. .contending that
1t was being taxed on higher basis
than other property. Judge Riner de-
MED the injunction.
Jack Sproule of Pueblo is racing
down through Kansas with pretty
good success. He has new pacing
mare named Lulu Hurst by Lord
Elmhurst who won the 2:25 event at
! Topeka the othr day taking the
first, second and fourth heats in
211lg 2.lSh and 2,iIA He also
has the Brewers Kid by Riley Med
ium who won the PIP pace with best
time 2l2A.
A big county wolf hunt is Icing
ARRANGED for by the stockmen and
farmers in the vicinity of Granada
The hunt viii be held on Wednes.
day. October Goth. and II It proves
successful the work will be continued
for three days. Arthur Dodge, a well
known stockman of that section, has
promised a choice beef to furnish a
barbecue 10 the crowd. and II more
is needed TO satisfy their hunger he
will be there with the steers
I Cattle feeding will be one of the
4 important industries OF Rocky Ford
this year. From the loans already
made, the tanks OF Rocky Ford es-
timsfe that fifty per cent more cat
tie will be fattened In that vicinity
this year than ever before and the
/, percentage may exceed that. The
increase seems TO be general among
all II the feeders and many farmers
who have not gone into II before
have taken 1t up this year. There
Is he same Increase reported in
sheep feeding
Rev. DR.. J. l.. WNver, former pres.
ident OF Westminster College and
now supplying the pulpit OF the
] First Presbyterian church has re-
ceiyod call from Newton, Kansas.
TO he First Presbyterian church
there. II is not as yet decided
whether he will accept the call or
not but the matter viii probably go
over until after the Synod meet here
this month. \ church meeting will
then be held aud II is probable that
DR., Weaver will be called 10 the
ROCKY Ford church Rocky Ford Tri-
'bune.
Mother carload OF honey was ship
ped rom the Ordway station this
week, and represented only a few
OF the growers engagd In this indus
try The year has been good for
the loney producers aud they have
I brourht their owners splendid re.
turns The average reader does not
realize what II means TO ship car
load II this product. 4 carload con.
taius about 800 cases or 81 200 one
pound sections approximately G5.ooo
pounds shipped In addition to that
consumed Mt home. places the honey
indusir ry around Orfway well TO the
| from, --Ordway Era.