Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-12-08
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: ARKANSAS VALLEY NOTES :

Press.
Says the Saocharine Gazette: miss
Clara Crowder spent Thanksgiving day
in Rocky Ford. j.. {. Mr.. and Mrs. T. B..
Wilson were the guests of friends in Rocky
Ford Thanksgiving day."
Farmers at Las Animas and Ordway
made effective strides toward Kidding
their sections of the rabbit pests on
Thanksgiving day when big hunts were
organized and hundreds of the Dummies
were slain. More than 1000 rabbits
were killed during the day by the Las
Animas and Ordway hunting parties.
The hardware merchants of the valley
to the number of ten or dozen met with
the local dealers here last Tuesday after
noon. The meeting was held in the town
hall and was said to have been very inter-
esting for those engaged in the trade,
The towns represented were Pueblo
Fowler. Rocky Ford. La Junta. Las Ami
mas and Lamar.-Swink Advocate.
F. M. Har sin. member Of the Board
of County Commissioners of Otero county
was in this section on last Wednesday.
in company with a representative OF
the Colorado Springs Investment Com
pany. looking up evidence in the case
brought by the Santa Fe Railroad &C.
in the Federal Court enioining the collec
ton of taxes from that compnny.--Ord-
way Call
On last Saturday morning early fire
once more visited Granada and took out
another bunch of old landmarks of 1886
and | 88z. Four buildings. all Of the early
days. were destroyed. Only two were
occupied. one by the Times and the other
belonging to Walter Morris only had some
goods stored in it The chief loss was the
Times. as the entire plant was praotio-
ally destroyed. Editor Mol will have his
paper printed in Lamar until he can put
in new plant.
The regular meeting Of the Bent County
Agricultural assoeia ton which metSatur-
day at the Sugar factory found large
number of farmers present and the
meeting, on the whole was both interesting
and instructive. Two committees were
appointed to investigate pumping plants to
be used in connection with the regular
irrigation systems. George Purvis and
Frank Grove will go to Garden City to
see what is being done there through the
pumping system. which both these gentle
men together with j. L. Tompson and
Charles Chalgren. will investigate the
pumping plants at Rocky Ford and Fowler
Las Animas Leader.
Officers in Rocky Ford last week took
Mexican into custody on suspicion.
When questioned he confessed to having
killed a man in a Mexican camp just
west Of Fowler about year ago. App
up Mexican camp NEAR the Danish hall.
1t will be remembered that he pointed his
pistol point blank at one of his country
men and fired. The Aforementioned country
man fell to the ground as if dead. although
the bullet had not touched him. The bad
man with the gun, and likewise an inolin
alton to kill. made his escape across the
prairie toward Trinidad, and has been
under the impression ever since that
he committed murder.-Fowler Tribune
All records at the Pueblo stock yards
have been broken. On Dec. l. 498 more
carloads of stock had been handled than
during all last year and approximately
700 more cars are scheduled to arrive
before January /. thus making gain of
about 200 cars over last year. The
great increase has been brought about by
the ever growing importance Of Pueblo
as the gateway to the eastern stock
markets. Instead of shipping by waJ Of
Denver, thus neeessitating an added ship
ment of l20 miles each way. the stock
growers are now rushing their livestock
right through Pueblo to Kansas City.
Omaha and Chicago. The Arkansas
valley is to beused more for feeding pur-
poses this winter than ever before accord
ing to Powell. United States veteri-
nary surgeon in charge of the inspection
bureau.
Monday the case of the Bob Creek
Farmers Protective Association against
Francis James was heard in the county
court, says the ordway Call. As there
were number Of intricate legal questions
involved in the case. Judge Lewis. before
whom it was tried, asked the attorneys
to prepare and submit briefs. after the
considering of which he will hand down
decision. The case is one in which the
Farmers Association. voluntary assooi-
alton. seeks to collect an assessment
levied against ore of its members, Francis