La Junta tribune., 1910-04-09

La JuUld mas never missed an All
nual election during the whole course
Of its tempestuous career and this
year 1, will have two spasms OF this
nature On the first Monday in May
the annual school election VIII take
place. upon which occasion A. c.
Draper will retire as school direc.
tor. The county election takes place
In November upon which occasion all
OF the present democratic incumbents
will be elected-to retire to private
life.
East First street Is now ornament.
ed with a new brick sidewalk as
far as the La Junta Mill. The side
walk extends to Smithland avenue, but
In front of the mill b constructed OF
concrete six inches thick, on account
of the heavy traffic in that vicinity
A new wagon dung is also being In.
stalled at the west end of the mill,
upon which farmers can drive and
unload a whole wagon load OF wheat
In jify. The wagon tips, the
wheat dumps itself and is taken by
conveyors to the granary
La Junta Gardens" Is the sobri.
quet OF the latest aspirant for popu-
lar favor In the investment aud ag.
ricultural line In the vicinity OF La
Junta. About 300 acres of the IA.
nous Armentrout ranch west of North
La Junta. and under the Fort Lyon
Canal. has Just been plated and is
now being offered for sale In tracts
of from five to forty acres by the
Arkansas Valley Realty Company
The land has water right that has
no equal In the Arkansas Valley, and
1t has already been demonstrated that
It will produce crops that cannot be
surpassed anywhere The land Is
being offered at very reasonable
prices. with terms to suit the pur-
chaser
W. E. Sweet, Of Denver. was
La Junta visitor last Monday. and
before he left town closed up a deal
with the directors Of the Otcro lrri.
cation District for the purchase of
500 900 worth OF bonds recently auth.
orized by the residents OF the district
MIR. Sweets offer OF 95Is for the en-.
tire issue was accepted This Is
one-fourth OF a cent more than was
paid for the Holbrook bond issue.
Mr.. Sweet also recently purchased
sl25 900 worth Of bonds authorized by
the Fort Lyon Canal Company. and
100000 worth OF the Holbrook, and
several years ago purchased bonds to
the amount Of $4,000 authorized by
the city Of La Junta TO extend the
water plant system. lie is evidently
impressed with the fact that secu-
rifles in the vicinity Of the capital
OF the Arkansas Valley are firstclass.
c. z. Miller was circulating a pc
titlon one day this week TO present
to the board of county commissioners
requesting that body TO opcnla road
which spans the territory on the
north bank OF the river between the
two bridges that cross the raging Ar.
kansas, The road skirts the river
bank. through the woods. from J. l..
Sanborns residence In North La
Junta. and connects with the road
that crosses the river bridge on the
west limits OF the town. II is one
of the most picturesque drives In
this city. and with n little effort and
work could be made "a boulevard and
natural beauty spot that would have
no rivals In this vicinity The North
la Junta Merry Go Round" IL pro
ject that is worthy of the combined
interest Of the boosters OF La Junta
and North La Junta In an effort to
improve and boautify IL
Ralph II. fason. secretary OF the
board Of control Of the Eighteenth
National Irrigation Congress. and A.
q. Watson, vice chairman Of the
same body. were Ia La Junta last
Tuesday eonforring with committees
Of the La junta Industrial Association
and the board Of county commissio
ers Ia reference TO deciding upon III.
route through o,ero county II The
New Santa fe Trail The county CON
missioners. accompanied by rcprcscn.
tatiycs Of the la Junta Industrial
Association. made two trips during
the past week over tn. proposed
route on the south side OF the rail-.
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