La Junta tribune., 1909-10-16
FALL FESTIVAL FANTASIES.

ana ieaa pencils among the farmers
who attended the big festival this
week.
Wanted-Tenant for $50 acre ranch
under Otero ditch, six miles east of
La Junta; good five room house and
barn. Inquire OF DR.. F. Finney, at
the Santa Fe Hospital.
1t ID estimated that multitude Of
$500 people were fed at the barbecue
feast. Fifteen hundred pounds OF
meat and 500 loaves Of bread were
served and there wasn't a basketful
left over.
G. J. Haines. OF Pueblo. manager OF
the Ridenour- Baker. .Bragdon Mercan-
tile Company. was among the dis
tngutshed visitors In La Junta who
took IN the sights Of the Farmers
Fall Festival.
8. w. Nelson says that the horse
show OF the Farmers Fall Festival
was the best he ever saw in Colo
rado. asd far superior to anything
ever pulled off at the state fair In
Pueblo or Rocky Ford.
T. J. Fuller. OF the Fairmount coun-
try. had twelve onions on display at
Exhibit Hall that weighed eighteen
pounds. He took the first premium
OF course and the onions sold at auc.
tion at from Is to 20 cents each.
H. NJ. Cottrell. OF the State Agri-
cultural College. says that he has
seen much larger exhibits than the
display at the Farmers Fall Festival.
but never before saw one that could
equal It for quality and great variety.
c. o. Clouser, who lives on the old
Peterson ranch In the Holbfook coun-
try. was awarded first premium on
wheat at the Farmers Fall Festival
Mr.. Clouser had In thirteen acres
In wheat this year which averaged
thirty-fiye bushels to the acre.
All of the vegetables that were on
display at the exhibit hall OF the
Farmers Fall Festival will be sold
at auction this afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock, Il yos wish 10 avail your
sek o. IN opportunity to secure some
OF the best products ever grown In
Otero county do not fail to be pres.
ent.
Rocky Ford was represented at the
Farmers Fall Festival by the Saliva
tion Army OF that burg. and two law
yers. The army came down to col
lcct few stray farmer nickels and
the lawyers had date with Judge
Mcdaniel. La Junta attended the
watermelon day festivities ESQ strong
this year and the denizens OF that
burg reciprocated in the usual man
ner.
After seeing the corn display a'
the Farmers FAN Festival most cv
cry farmer wanted to buy the en-
tire exhibit for seeding purposes. II
the farmers Of Otero county can sue
coed in raising corn equal to thai
on display It won't be long until VI
have corn palace festival such as
7 they nave In Iowa. The corn was
equal to some OF the best grown II
the middle states.
During the two days OF the Far
mers' Fall Festival the First Nation
al Bank kept open honse. All o.
the vacant space available In the
bank Was utilized ns rest room
and scventy.five chairs were dlstrib
utcd about the interior. Many OF Ii
Junta's guests enjoyed the privilege
OF eating their dinner inside the bank
and some Of them probably felt In
clincd 10 ask their ncighbor to ''pas'
the money"
s. W. Nelson's Royal Belgian stal
lion. Soleu Lcvant. WAS one OF th'
principal attractions In the horse
show parade. Al present the stal
lion weighs about 1900 pounds. bu
has Weighed ~ high ~ ?.t5o. Thi'
animal took three medals In Belgium
before being imported To this country
and darias the parade was ornamen
ted with thirteen first premium
awarded In past years at the stat'
fair In Pueblo and At Rocky Ford
The stalllon was traiicd In the parad'
BY four q bis colts. one OF which
weighed 1850 pounds.
The Aosss parade on the morninI
Of the second day Of the Farmers
Fan rssGival was ~ biesest suF
prise of tAis great event. There wer'
more hessss on exhibition than the'
have ever had at tho state fair II
Pueblo - q Rocky Ford. II the fa'
| s.~es v,ann ~Av~ eAals elsnss and attpn