La Junta tribune., 1909-05-01
" AND DOWN rns VALLEY

Mansanola il advertising for sealed
bids. 70 be opened May LIST. for the
construction OF sidewalks.
One hundred thousand trees have
been sold and planted In Pueblo and
Pueblo county this season.
For 6ale-TAoroughbred Brown
Leghorn eggs: 81 per setting. In
auire Of Herbert Crosier. s22 Carson
avenue.
The readjutment OF salaries by
the new council at Rocky Ford will
enable them to cut down expenses
1880 a year.
Nine men convicted Of crime In
Bent county have been taken to the
penitsu'ia.s at Canon City during
the pas; two years
LamSrs new city council last week
raised tie saloon license to $4,000 per
year. Only two saloons will remain
In business under the new conditions.
According TO the new city direc-
tory Just off the press. and making
computation by generally adopted
rules. Pueblo's present population is
5000 exactly
gatoire, south OF Las Animas. is
up In the air at present. on account
of disagreement between the state
engineer and the county commission
ers
The new electric light plant IS
looming Up like 81 globe In lark
night. Ei then IL Is necessary Tor
the bu'Id.Bs - he bi, for there is an
ice liant and cold storage room in
connection.-Las Animas Democrat
The Bent and Prowers Irriga-
tion District voted s235.0oo worth Of
bonds last Saturday for the con.
system When completed 10000
acres OF land viii be put under irri-
cation.
A census tha, covered every fam
lily In Rocsty Ford was made this
week by joint committee OF the
ministers and Sunday school superin-
tendents. The number OF people In
each family. the age. the church pref
erence will all be discovered.
Things look good for Fowler. About
ten houses are under construction
and every one OF them is being built
along modern lines. These will add
materially to the appearance OF the
residence section. The canning fac
tory is moving along rapidly and will
be ready for the fall crop.
Lamar has just let the contract
for system Of cast iron water
mains throughout the city, replacing
all the wooden mains now In use
and extending the system to many
streets that are not now covered. |
The contract price is $5S,44l.40. Fiji
teen contractors submitted bids on
the work.
The contract for the erection OF
the wool warehouse at Las Antmas
was awarded last week to the Bent
County Block 4 Tile Company, rep
resented by James Reid and Mr.. Pit
man, for the sum OF $5.062.A5.
Among the bids were those OF Blank
inship Brothers. OF La Junta. brick.
$s, 10000; krantz Bros. of La Junta.
brick. s9,i500O.
The soaring prices in flour recall
the times of forty and fifty years
H. ,,I- u ha ud l
OF the railroads, the values In flour
would fluctuate not on account OF
corners, but real actual scarcity. The
pioneers had to pay nine dollars for
a sack Of flour as late as 1870. and
It was the poorest and vilest stuff
ever sent up from New Mexico.
According to the annual report OF
the treasurer of Rocky Ford S40.-
249ss was expended In that city last
year for municipal purposes. The
outstanding warrant indebtedness is
$a9.I2l.7l. OF which amount $l2,529.01
is charged to the maintenance OF
the water works fund. The city has
cash on hand. in the various funds.
to the amount Of $26.547.lo.
VIM Pointer came In from five
days trip down the Valley last Tues
day morning. filled with enthusiasm
with the success he had met with In
soliciting agencies and work for the
Fowler Steam Laundry He now has
secured agencies in all the import
ant towns up and down the Valley.
and the future looks bright indeed