La Junta tribune., 1909-03-27
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factory which will have 5000 feet OF
floor space.
The skating craze has worn itself
out In Lamar, and the rink Is only
open now two nights In the week.
Rocky Ford will adopt the plan Of
placing the management OF parks In
the hands Of a park commission COM
posed OF six citizens--all same La
Junta.
The Fowler Commercial Club has
issued another 5000 folders advertis-
ing that city. La Junta never had
5000 advertising folders printed in
the whole course OF her existence.
The new Carnegie library In Rocky
not compare very well with the Ii
brary Of $1,000 volumes established
in La Junta by our local Carnegie.
The new skating rink at Rocky
Ford has already started out to break
the bone.breaking record of the Ar
kansas valley-Mrs. James Cullison
being the first victim.
Excavating for the new electric
light plant and cold storage build
ing at Las Animas began last week.
The building will be 75xl40 feet and
the contract time for completion II
two months. A day circuit will be
one of the innovations of the new
plant.
Work is now under way on a ditch
and reservoir scheme on Granada
creek which will irrigate body Of
several thousand acres OF land here
tofore only fit for grazing purposes
1.-The reservoir will hold about 5000
acre feet of water, and is being con-
structed for J. l.. Mayfield.
j Everything is in readiness. with
the exception of some casing to re-
sumo boring for oil. The derrick, en-
gine and boilers are all set in place
and the work on the new well will
start Immediately. The new company
is prepared to go $500 feet. but ex.
pect to strike oil at 1000 feet.--La.
mar Register.
Ye gods! Fowler is again to at.
tempt to have moving picture show
This time the promoter halls from
La Junta, Ii. r. Defenbaugh, and he
promises us an up-to-date, education
al and perfectly moral show. He will
show every night and charge tive
} cents admission.-Fowler Tribune.
l.. j. Mountz, representing tn
! Wellington Association. is making ar
rangements to make an experimental
/ farm Of 100 acres on their lands at
Lolita, under the Minnis lake. The
canal is practically complete and he
! reservoir about half full The plan is
, to plant 100 acres In wide variety
Of crops, including the market gar
den crops.
i AS. Marshall, of this place. one OF
Fowler's veteran citizens and boost
ers, present city water commissioner
and marshal, has been appointed by
the governor Of the state to the po-
sition Of state land appraiser, and is
at present in Denver, looking over
the situation endeavoriRg OF arrange
the work that he may continue TO
be resident of our little burg.-Fow
Ter Tribune.
The ticket nominated at Lamar last
Saturday night under the name of
the citizens ticket, for the coming
municipal election Is compromise
between the saloon advocates and the
people desiring a dry town. 1t is
generally understood that as part
Of this compromise three OF the six
saloons are to go out OF business on
May 1st and the other three on No
vember 1st.
A syndicate composed of ten
members of the Masonic lodge at
Holly has just completed plans for
the erection OF fine large $4,000
building in Main street on the site
were recently destroyed by fire
Work on the new building will be
gin within the next thirty days. The
firms and the second will be utili2
first floor will be used by business
ed for offices.
Eggleston & Matthews and Allen
& Lafferty moved their grade camps
over from Timpas last week and
started work Monday on the contract
on Dry Creek reservoir. The con-
tract is the third of Brannon system